# Matapu School

Full Primary · State · Hāwera

https://www.chch.live/school/2098-matapu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 467

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

## The record
- 495 Hastings Road, Hāwera, 4675
- Roll: 147 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2005
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.35, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 141 · Pacific 1 · Asian 8 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-2726764
- Email: admin@matapu.school.nz
- Contact: Kelly Bunker
- Website: http://www.matapu.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Matapu School, in force from 2020-10-12 · 131 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi](https://www.chch.live/school/589-te-kura-o-nga-ruahine-rangi), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Eltham School](https://www.chch.live/school/2165-eltham-school), decile 2 · EQI 521
- [Normanby School](https://www.chch.live/school/2207-normanby-school), decile 5 · EQI 503
- [St Patrick's School (Kaponga)](https://www.chch.live/school/2240-st-patrick-s-school-kaponga), decile 5 · EQI 437
- [Kaponga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2095-kaponga-school), decile 6 · EQI 505
- [Turuturu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2255-turuturu-school), decile 5 · EQI 466
- [Ngaere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2205-ngaere-school), decile 7 · EQI 471
- [Manaia School (Taranaki)](https://www.chch.live/school/2097-manaia-school-taranaki), decile 3 · EQI 553

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.478529&lon=174.226633

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 467, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Matapu 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=2098 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026