# Walton School

Contributing · State · Walton

https://www.chch.live/school/2074-walton-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 456

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

## The record
- 305 Walton Road, Walton, 3475
- Roll: 135 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1896
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 116 · Asian 11 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8883817
- Email: office@walton.school.nz
- Contact: Jeremy Kurth
- Website: http://www.walton.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Walton School, in force from 2020-01-27 · 152 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Waharoa](https://www.chch.live/school/2047-te-kura-o-waharoa), decile 1 · EQI 563
- [Wairere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2075-wairere-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha](https://www.chch.live/school/3115-te-wharekura-o-te-rau-aroha), decile 2 · EQI 539
- [Kiwitahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1780-kiwitahi-school), decile 8 · EQI 439
- [Matamata Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1186-matamata-christian-school), decile 5 · EQI 425
- [Matamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1812-matamata-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 472
- [Firth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1719-firth-school), decile 3 · EQI 511
- [Matamata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1813-matamata-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 443

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.732947&lon=175.697237

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 456, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Walton 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=2074 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026