# Tawhiti School

Contributing · State · Hāwera

https://www.chch.live/school/2248-tawhiti-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 473

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

## The record
- Galt Street, Hāwera, 4610
- Roll: 276 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1920
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.3, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 215 · Pacific 10 · Asian 18 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-2787117
- Email: office@tawhiti.school.nz
- Contact: Sarah Johnston
- Website: http://www.tawhiti.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tawhiti School, in force from 2024-10-14 · 85 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's School (Hawera)](https://www.chch.live/school/2235-st-joseph-s-school-hawera), decile 6 · EQI 439
- [Te Paepae o Aotea](https://www.chch.live/school/961-te-paepae-o-aotea), EQI 509
- [TKKM o Ngati Ruanui](https://www.chch.live/school/2383-tkkm-o-ngati-ruanui), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Hāwera Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2171-hawera-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 521
- [Turuturu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2255-turuturu-school), decile 5 · EQI 466
- [Hāwera Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1184-hawera-christian-school), decile 6 · EQI 470
- [Ramanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2226-ramanui-school), decile 2 · EQI 556
- [Normanby School](https://www.chch.live/school/2207-normanby-school), decile 5 · EQI 503

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.581158&lon=174.288885

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 473, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Tawhiti 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=2248 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026