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Rawhitiroa School

Full Primary · State · Eltham

43 students on the roll · EQI 475.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 475. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 596 Rawhitiroa Road, Eltham, 4398
  • Roll: 43 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1898
  • Isolation index 1.32, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 06-7648939
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Janice Westfield
  • Website: rawhitiroa.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 41 · 95%
Pacific 1 · 2%
Asian 1 · 2%
MELAA 1 · 2%

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

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Rawhitiroa School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Rawhitiroa School have?

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

What is Rawhitiroa School's Equity Index?

EQI 475, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Rawhitiroa School?

596 Rawhitiroa Road, , Eltham. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.