# Whenuakite School

Full Primary · State · Whitianga

https://www.chch.live/school/2088-whenuakite-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 428

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

## The record
- 1055 State Highway 25, Whitianga, 3591
- Roll: 153 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1908
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.9, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 142 · Pacific 2 · Asian 9
- Phone: 07-8663860
- Email: admin@whenuakite.school.nz
- Contact: Gary Veysi
- Website: http://www.whenuakite.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whenuakite School, in force from 2008-12-22 · 128 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Coroglen School](https://www.chch.live/school/1707-coroglen-school), decile 5 · EQI 490
- [Mercury Bay Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/110-mercury-bay-area-school), decile 5 · EQI 465
- [Tairua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1975-tairua-school), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Hikuai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1737-hikuai-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Te Rerenga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2021-te-rerenga-school), decile 6 · EQI 428
- [Ōpoutere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1867-opoutere-school), decile 4 · EQI 459
- [Tapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1980-tapu-school), decile 5 · EQI 521
- [Te Puru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1912-te-puru-school), decile 4 · EQI 456

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.914996&lon=175.777175

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 428, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Whenuakite 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=2088 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026