# Midhirst School

Full Primary · State · Midhirst, Stratford

https://www.chch.live/school/2198-midhirst-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 477

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

## The record
- 8 Erin Street, Midhirst, Stratford, 4394
- Roll: 135 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1880
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 127 · Asian 5 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-7628670
- Email: office@midhirst.school.nz
- Contact: Graham Sands
- Website: https://sites.google.com/midhirst.school.nz/test/

## Enrolment zone
- Midhirst School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 128 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Pembroke School](https://www.chch.live/school/2220-pembroke-school), decile 6 · EQI 480
- [Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls](https://www.chch.live/school/180-taranaki-diocesan-school-for-girls), decile 5 · EQI 461
- [Stratford Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2244-stratford-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 488
- [Stratford High School](https://www.chch.live/school/179-stratford-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 500
- [Stratford High School Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2754-stratford-high-school-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [St Joseph's School (Stratford)](https://www.chch.live/school/2238-st-joseph-s-school-stratford), decile 6 · EQI 444
- [Avon School](https://www.chch.live/school/2153-avon-school), decile 1 · EQI 549
- [Norfolk School](https://www.chch.live/school/2206-norfolk-school), decile 9 · EQI 434

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.290782&lon=174.264152

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 477, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Midhirst 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=2198 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026