# Fordell School

Full Primary · State · Fordell

https://www.chch.live/school/2357-fordell-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 455

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

## The record
- 21 Budge Street, Fordell, 4572
- Roll: 130 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1883
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.49, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 118 · Pacific 10 · Asian 6 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-3427828
- Email: officeadmin@fordell.school.nz
- Contact: Yvette Moorhouse
- Website: http://www.fordell.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Fordell School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 172 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whangaehu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2482-whangaehu-school), decile 3 · EQI 530
- [Okoia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2412-okoia-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [Kaitoke School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2372-kaitoke-school-wanganui), decile 5 · EQI 453
- [Whare Kura Morehu ō Ratana](https://www.chch.live/school/2436-whare-kura-morehu-o-ratana), decile 2 · EQI 534
- [Turakina School](https://www.chch.live/school/2468-turakina-school), decile 3 · EQI 508
- [Durie Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/2355-durie-hill-school), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [St Anne's School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2447-st-anne-s-school-wanganui), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Churton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2348-churton-school), decile 3 · EQI 516

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.959096&lon=175.199485

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 455, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Fordell 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=2357 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026