# Makahu School

Full Primary · State · Makahu, Stratford

https://www.chch.live/school/2185-makahu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 472

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

## The record
- 835 Brewer Road, Makahu, Stratford, 4392
- Roll: 18 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1905
- Isolation index 1.87, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 15
- Phone: 06-7623836
- Email: principal@makahu.school.nz
- Contact: Chris Mattock

## Other schools near here
- [Huiakama School](https://www.chch.live/school/2173-huiakama-school), decile 9 · EQI 498
- [Toko School](https://www.chch.live/school/2254-toko-school), decile 7 · EQI 461
- [Marco School](https://www.chch.live/school/2191-marco-school), decile 8 · EQI 458
- [Rawhitiroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2228-rawhitiroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 475
- [Ratapiko School](https://www.chch.live/school/2227-ratapiko-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [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
- [St Joseph's School (Stratford)](https://www.chch.live/school/2238-st-joseph-s-school-stratford), decile 6 · EQI 444

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.292842&lon=174.631143

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 472, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Where is Makahu School?**

835 Brewer Road, Makahu, Stratford. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2185 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026