# Eltham School

Full Primary · State · Eltham

https://www.chch.live/school/2165-eltham-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 521

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

## The record
- Conway Road, Eltham, 4322
- Roll: 129 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1886
- Isolation index 1.26, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 91 · Pacific 9 · Asian 12 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 06-7648099
- Email: office@eltham.school.nz
- Contact: Rachel Watkins
- Website: http://www.eltham.school.nz

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- [Ngaere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2205-ngaere-school), decile 7 · EQI 471
- [Rawhitiroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2228-rawhitiroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 475
- [Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi](https://www.chch.live/school/589-te-kura-o-nga-ruahine-rangi), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Matapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2098-matapu-school), decile 6 · EQI 467
- [Avon School](https://www.chch.live/school/2153-avon-school), decile 1 · EQI 549
- [St Joseph's School (Stratford)](https://www.chch.live/school/2238-st-joseph-s-school-stratford), decile 6 · EQI 444
- [Stratford High School Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2754-stratford-high-school-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Stratford High School](https://www.chch.live/school/179-stratford-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 500

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.434458&lon=174.29777

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 521, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Where is Eltham School?**

Conway Road, , Eltham. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2165 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026