# Whakamarama School

Full Primary · State · Whakamarama

https://www.chch.live/school/2079-whakamarama-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 476 Whakamarama Road, Whakamarama, 3179
- Roll: 82 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1915
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.48, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 73 · Pacific 3 · Asian 5 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 07-5525204
- Email: office@whakamarama.school.nz
- Contact: Natasha Greatorex
- Website: http://www.whakamarama.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Whakamarama School, in force from 2020-01-01 · 38 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Omokoroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1863-omokoroa-school), decile 10 · EQI 423
- [Pahoia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1884-pahoia-school), decile 9 · EQI 428
- [Te Puna School](https://www.chch.live/school/2017-te-puna-school), decile 7 · EQI 466
- [Tauriko School](https://www.chch.live/school/1994-tauriko-school), decile 9 · EQI 440
- [Ōmokoroa Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1862-omokoroa-point-school), decile 9 · EQI 432
- [Bethlehem College](https://www.chch.live/school/77-bethlehem-college), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Tauranga Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/4144-tauranga-adventist-school), decile 6 · EQI 429
- [Bethlehem School](https://www.chch.live/school/1697-bethlehem-school), decile 8 · EQI 423

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.717145&lon=175.99405

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Whakamarama 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=2079 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026