# Whatawhata School

Full Primary · State · Whatawhata, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/2087-whatawhata-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 446

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

## The record
- 9 Kura Street, Whatawhata, Hamilton, 3289
- Roll: 278 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.3, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 202 · Pacific 26 · Asian 10 · MELAA 9
- Phone: 07-8298820
- Email: office@whatawhata.school.nz
- Contact: Rob Gunn
- Website: http://www.whatawhata.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whatawhata School, in force from 2022-07-20 · 128 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rotokauri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1930-rotokauri-school), decile 8 · EQI 423
- [Te Kowhai School](https://www.chch.live/school/2007-te-kowhai-school), decile 10 · EQI 414
- [Koromatua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1784-koromatua-school), decile 6 · EQI 473
- [Crawshaw School](https://www.chch.live/school/2096-crawshaw-school), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Ngā Taiātea Wharekura](https://www.chch.live/school/488-nga-taiatea-wharekura), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [Nawton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1841-nawton-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [Aberdeen School](https://www.chch.live/school/1680-aberdeen-school), decile 5 · EQI 451
- [He Puaawai Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2759-he-puaawai-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.792271&lon=175.157421

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Whatawhata.

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

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

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

EQI 446, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Whatawhata 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=2087 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026