Rongotea School

Full Primary · State · Rongotea

151 students on the roll · EQI 470.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 470. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Tyne Street, Rongotea, 4865
Roll: 151 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1881
Isolation index 0.42, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 06-3248614
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Troy Anderson
Website: rongotea.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 135 · 89%

Pacific 1 · 1%

Asian 6 · 4%

Other 3 · 2%

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

Glen Oroua School, decile 9 · EQI 415 · 4.3 km
Kopane School, decile 8 · EQI 447 · 5.2 km
Sanson School, decile 5 · EQI 470 · 8.1 km
Kairanga School, decile 8 · EQI 449 · 10.6 km
Mount Biggs School, decile 9 · EQI 415 · 11.4 km
Newbury School, decile 8 · EQI 445 · 12.3 km
Oroua Downs School, decile 5 · EQI 473 · 12.8 km
Bainesse School, decile 5 · EQI 485 · 13.4 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 Rongotea School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Rongotea School have?

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

What is Rongotea School's Equity Index?

EQI 470, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Rongotea School?

Tyne Street, , Rongotea. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.