# Auroa School

Full Primary · State · Hāwera

https://www.chch.live/school/2152-auroa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 473

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

## The record
- 734 Auroa Road, Hāwera, 4678
- Roll: 168 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1891
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.55, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 150 · Pacific 2 · Asian 6 · MELAA 2 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-2745629
- Email: office@auroa.school.nz
- Contact: Jarad Chittenden
- Website: http://auroa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Auroa School, in force from 2009-02-11 · 254 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Manaia School (Taranaki)](https://www.chch.live/school/2097-manaia-school-taranaki), decile 3 · EQI 553
- [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
- [Matapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2098-matapu-school), decile 6 · EQI 467
- [St Joseph's School (Opunake)](https://www.chch.live/school/2237-st-joseph-s-school-opunake), decile 6 · EQI 441
- [Opunake School](https://www.chch.live/school/2216-opunake-school), decile 6 · EQI 499
- [Opunake High School](https://www.chch.live/school/181-opunake-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 503
- [Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi](https://www.chch.live/school/589-te-kura-o-nga-ruahine-rangi), decile 2 · EQI 531

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.483067&lon=174.044642

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 473, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Auroa 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=2152 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026