Ngamatapouri School

Full Primary · State · Waitotara

8 students on the roll · EQI 477.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 477. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Waitotara Valley Road, Waitotara, 4588
Roll: 8 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1898
Isolation index 1.92, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 06-3465740
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Tracy Wigzell
Website: ngamatapourischool.co.nz

Who the roll is

European 3 · 38%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Te Kura o Te Wainui-ā-Rua, decile 2 · EQI 536 · 22.9 km
Waitotara School, decile 3 · EQI 496 · 25.8 km
Waverley Primary School, decile 3 · EQI 487 · 26.7 km
Kai Iwi School, decile 6 · EQI 483 · 30.5 km
Brunswick School, decile 7 · EQI 474 · 32.7 km
Whenuakura School, decile 4 · EQI 455 · 33.0 km
Kakaramea School, decile 5 · EQI 457 · 36.2 km
Patea Area School, decile 1 · EQI 541 · 36.3 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Ngamatapouri School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Ngamatapouri School have?

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

What is Ngamatapouri School's Equity Index?

EQI 477, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Ngamatapouri School?

Waitotara Valley Road, , Waitotara. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.