Te Wharekura o Ruatoki

Composite · State · Ruatoki, Whakatane

245 students on the roll in Ruatoki · EQI 524.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 524. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

14-16 Mission Road, Ruatoki, Whakatane, 3158
Roll: 245 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1896
Isolation index 1.46, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 07-3129156
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Te Rangihaeata Hare

Who the roll is

European 4 · 2%

Pacific 10 · 4%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Tāwera Bilingual School, decile 2 · EQI 547 · 1.9 km
Waimana School, decile 2 · EQI 542 · 5.7 km
Taneatua School, decile 1 · EQI 552 · 9.2 km
Nukuhou North School, decile 3 · EQI 532 · 10.7 km
Te Kura Mana Maori O Matahi, decile 1 · EQI 562 · 15.3 km
Te Kura Māori ā Rohe o Waiohau, decile 1 · EQI 534 · 16.8 km
Kutarere School, decile 1 · EQI 536 · 16.8 km
Te Mahoe School, decile 1 · EQI 556 · 17.3 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Te Wharekura o Ruatoki?

Composite · State · Co-Educational, in Ruatoki.

How many students does Te Wharekura o Ruatoki have?

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

What is Te Wharekura o Ruatoki's Equity Index?

EQI 524, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Te Wharekura o Ruatoki?

14-16 Mission Road, Ruatoki, Whakatane. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.