# Waihi East School

Contributing · State · Waihi

https://www.chch.live/school/2049-waihi-east-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 470

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

## The record
- Donnelly Street, Waihi, 3641
- Roll: 230 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1907
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.86, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 193 · Pacific 8 · Asian 20 · MELAA 4 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8638693
- Email: ssamson@east.school.nz
- Contact: Andrew Wilkinson
- Website: http://www.waihieast.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waihi East School, in force from 2014-01-27 · 71 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Waihi College](https://www.chch.live/school/114-waihi-college), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [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
- [Waimata School](https://www.chch.live/school/2058-waimata-school), decile 3 · EQI 489
- [Waihi Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/2048-waihi-beach-school), decile 7 · EQI 442
- [Waikino School](https://www.chch.live/school/2054-waikino-school), decile 5 · EQI 462
- [Karangahake School](https://www.chch.live/school/1763-karangahake-school), decile 3 · EQI 480

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.38184&lon=175.856227

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 470, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Waihi East 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=2049 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026