# Kiwitea School

Full Primary · State · Kiwitea

https://www.chch.live/school/2382-kiwitea-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · 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
- 7 Perry Line, Kiwitea, 4777
- Roll: 70 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1884
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.67, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 66 · Asian 3
- Phone: 06-3289744
- Email: office@kiwitea.school.nz
- Contact: Karyn Giles
- Website: http://kiwitea.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kiwitea School, in force from 2022-04-01 · 146 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura aa Iwi o Ngaati Kauwhata](https://www.chch.live/school/3618-te-kura-aa-iwi-o-ngaati-kauwhata), EQI 540
- [Hato Paora College](https://www.chch.live/school/199-hato-paora-college), decile 4 · EQI 516
- [Kimbolton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2379-kimbolton-school), decile 5 · EQI 453
- [Waituna West School](https://www.chch.live/school/2475-waituna-west-school), decile 6 · EQI 439
- [Awahou School](https://www.chch.live/school/2338-awahou-school), decile 7 · EQI 461
- [Colyton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2354-colyton-school), decile 9 · EQI 433
- [Feilding High School](https://www.chch.live/school/197-feilding-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 472
- [Lytton Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2389-lytton-street-school), decile 4 · EQI 478

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.107762&lon=175.721275

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 455, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Kiwitea 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=2382 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026