# Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua)

Contributing · State · Western Heights, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/2078-western-heights-primary-school-rotorua

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 536

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

## The record
- 197 Clayton Road, Western Heights, Rotorua, 3015
- Roll: 433 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.35, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 119 · Pacific 84 · Asian 19 · MELAA 5 · Other 3
- Phone: 07-3488459
- Email: whpadmin@whp.school.nz
- Contact: Brent Griffin
- Website: http://whp.school.nz.

## Enrolment zone
- Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua), in force from 2013-05-06 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Aorangi School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1683-aorangi-school-rotorua), decile 1 · EQI 554
- [St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1960-st-michael-s-catholic-school-rotorua), decile 4 · EQI 444
- [Awhina School/ Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6110-awhina-school-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Kaitao Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1761-kaitao-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 540
- [Sunset Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1970-sunset-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 551
- [Western Heights High School](https://www.chch.live/school/151-western-heights-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 499
- [TKKM o Hurungaterangi](https://www.chch.live/school/3103-tkkm-o-hurungaterangi), decile 1 · EQI 550
- [Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua](https://www.chch.live/school/1772-rotorua-specialist-school-te-kura-pukenga-o-rotorua), decile 2 · EQI 523

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.130547&lon=176.213391

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua)?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Western Heights.

**How many students does Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua) have?**

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

**What is Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 536, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua) 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=2078 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026