# Castlecliff School

Contributing · State · Castlecliff, Whanganui

https://www.chch.live/school/2346-castlecliff-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 535

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

## The record
- Polson Street, Castlecliff, Whanganui, 4501
- Roll: 160 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1892
- Isolation index 0.44, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 65 · Pacific 26 · Asian 2
- Phone: 06-3444537
- Email: office@castlecliff.school.nz
- Contact: Parekura Cribb (Acting)
- Website: http://castlecliff.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [TKKM o Tupoho](https://www.chch.live/school/2377-tkkm-o-tupoho), decile 1 · EQI 549
- [Te Kura o Kokohuia](https://www.chch.live/school/2384-te-kura-o-kokohuia), decile 1 · EQI 532
- [Aranui School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2336-aranui-school-wanganui), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [St Marcellin School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2395-st-marcellin-school-wanganui), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [Tawhero School](https://www.chch.live/school/2465-tawhero-school), decile 1 · EQI 547
- [Te Kura Waenga O Rutherford | Rutherford Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/2442-te-kura-waenga-o-rutherford-rutherford-intermediate-school), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [St Dominic's College](https://www.chch.live/school/454-st-dominic-s-college), private, not rated
- [Arahunga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2334-arahunga-school), decile 3 · EQI 527

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.940475&lon=174.992103

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Castlecliff.

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

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

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

EQI 535, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is Castlecliff School?**

Polson Street, Castlecliff, Whanganui. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2346 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026