# Kaimata School

Full Primary · State · Inglewood

https://www.chch.live/school/2178-kaimata-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 444

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

## The record
- 715 Tarata Road, Inglewood, 4387
- Roll: 102 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1890
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 95 · Asian 4 · MELAA 5
- Phone: 06-7568334
- Email: office@kaimata.school.nz
- Contact: Charlaine Spencer
- Website: http://kaimata.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kaimata School, in force from 2018-07-16 · 228 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waitoriki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2262-waitoriki-school), decile 7 · EQI 458
- [Ratapiko School](https://www.chch.live/school/2227-ratapiko-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Norfolk School](https://www.chch.live/school/2206-norfolk-school), decile 9 · EQI 434
- [St Patrick's School (Inglewood)](https://www.chch.live/school/2241-st-patrick-s-school-inglewood), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [Inglewood Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2177-inglewood-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Inglewood High School](https://www.chch.live/school/177-inglewood-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 478
- [Huirangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2175-huirangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 476
- [Egmont Village School](https://www.chch.live/school/2164-egmont-village-school), decile 8 · EQI 432

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.161147&lon=174.291619

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Kaimata 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=2178 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026