# Waihi Beach School

Contributing · State · Waihi Beach

https://www.chch.live/school/2048-waihi-beach-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 442

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 100 Beach Road, Waihi Beach, 3611
- Roll: 277 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1924
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.87, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 237 · Pacific 11 · Asian 13 · MELAA 4 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8635704
- Email: admin@waihibeach.school.nz
- Contact: Rachael Coll
- Website: http://www.waihibeach.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waihi Beach School, in force from 2012-01-01 · 32 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Waimata School](https://www.chch.live/school/2058-waimata-school), decile 3 · EQI 489
- [Waihi East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2049-waihi-east-school), decile 3 · EQI 470
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi)](https://www.chch.live/school/1954-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-waihi), decile 3 · EQI 447
- [Waihi Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2050-waihi-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 534
- [Te Wharekura o Te Waitangi o Hinemuri (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/4555-te-wharekura-o-te-waitangi-o-hinemuri-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01), not rated
- [Waihi College](https://www.chch.live/school/114-waihi-college), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [Waikino School](https://www.chch.live/school/2054-waikino-school), decile 5 · EQI 462
- [Katikati Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1765-katikati-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 471

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.405929&lon=175.938503

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Waihi Beach School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Waihi Beach School have?**

277 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Waihi Beach School's Equity Index?**

EQI 442, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Waihi Beach School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2048 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026