# Ngaere School

Full Primary · State · Stratford

https://www.chch.live/school/2205-ngaere-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 471

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

## The record
- 4355 Mountain Road, Stratford, 4393
- Roll: 163 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1882
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.19, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 156 · Asian 3
- Phone: 06-7648643
- Email: office@ngaere.school.nz
- Contact: Shane Burgess
- Website: http://www.ngaere.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ngaere School, in force from 2024-10-14 · 90 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Eltham School](https://www.chch.live/school/2165-eltham-school), decile 2 · EQI 521
- [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
- [Rawhitiroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2228-rawhitiroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 475
- [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
- [Stratford Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2244-stratford-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 488
- [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=-39.395477&lon=174.30155

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 471, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Ngaere 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=2205 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026