# Hiwinui School

Full Primary · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2364-hiwinui-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 415

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

## The record
- Watershed Road, Palmerston North, 4470
- Roll: 132 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1891
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.33, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 122 · Pacific 7 · Asian 6 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-3268078
- Email: office@hiwinui.school.nz
- Contact: Anna Hagan
- Website: http://hiwinui.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Hiwinui School, in force from 2018-04-30 · 33 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ashhurst School](https://www.chch.live/school/2337-ashhurst-school), decile 7 · EQI 459
- [Bunnythorpe School](https://www.chch.live/school/2344-bunnythorpe-school), decile 4 · EQI 525
- [Whakarongo School](https://www.chch.live/school/2481-whakarongo-school), decile 9 · EQI 424
- [Colyton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2354-colyton-school), decile 9 · EQI 433
- [TKKM o Manawatu](https://www.chch.live/school/4209-tkkm-o-manawatu), decile 5 · EQI 506
- [Cornerstone Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1172-cornerstone-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 417
- [Roslyn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2439-roslyn-school), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Taonui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2462-taonui-school), decile 5 · EQI 462

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.271459&lon=175.702583

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 415, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Hiwinui 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=2364 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026