# Mosston School

Contributing · State · Westmere, Whanganui

https://www.chch.live/school/2403-mosston-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 444

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

## The record
- 211 Mosston Road, Westmere, Whanganui, 4501
- Roll: 181 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.4, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 132 · Pacific 7 · Asian 33 · MELAA 6
- Phone: 06-3455432
- Email: office@mosston.school.nz
- Contact: Michelle Watson
- Website: http://www.mosston.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Mosston School, in force from 2019-01-01 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Faith City School](https://www.chch.live/school/422-faith-city-school), decile 3 · EQI 441
- [St Johns Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/2450-st-johns-hill-school), decile 9 · EQI 416
- [Arahunga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2334-arahunga-school), decile 3 · EQI 527
- [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
- [Tawhero School](https://www.chch.live/school/2465-tawhero-school), decile 1 · EQI 547
- [St Marcellin School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2395-st-marcellin-school-wanganui), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [Whanganui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/189-whanganui-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 482
- [St Dominic's College](https://www.chch.live/school/454-st-dominic-s-college), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.920256&lon=175.011623

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Westmere.

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

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

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

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Mosston 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=2403 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026