# Waimata School

Contributing · State · Waihi

https://www.chch.live/school/2058-waimata-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 489

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

## The record
- 9780 Tauranga Road (SH2), Waihi, 3681
- Roll: 36 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1916
- Isolation index 0.78, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 19 · Pacific 6 · Asian 5
- Email: admin@waimata.school.nz
- Contact: Raelene Miller
- Website: http://www.waimata.school.nz

## 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
- [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 Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2050-waihi-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 534
- [Waihi East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2049-waihi-east-school), decile 3 · EQI 470
- [Waihi College](https://www.chch.live/school/114-waihi-college), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [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=-37.426822&lon=175.869656

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Waimata School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Waimata School have?**

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

**What is Waimata School's Equity Index?**

EQI 489, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Where is Waimata School?**

9780 Tauranga Road (SH2), , Waihi. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2058 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026