# Barton Rural School

Full Primary · State · Gleniti, Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/2112-barton-rural-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 419

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

## The record
- 462 Fairview Road, Gleniti, Timaru, 7972
- Roll: 187 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2005
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.8, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 179 · Māori 26 · Pacific 3 · Asian 8 · MELAA 3 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-6884709
- Email: office@bartonrural.school.nz
- Contact: Matthew Gollins
- Website: http://www.bartonrural.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Barton Rural School, in force from 2022-01-31 · 101 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Gleniti School](https://www.chch.live/school/3347-gleniti-school), decile 9 · EQI 414
- [Highfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3373-highfield-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Beaconsfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2114-beaconsfield-school), decile 9 · EQI 438
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Timaru Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Mountainview High School](https://www.chch.live/school/359-mountainview-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 494

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.409939&lon=171.171625

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Barton Rural School?**

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

**How many students does Barton Rural School have?**

187 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Barton Rural School's Equity Index?**

EQI 419, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Barton Rural 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=2112 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026