Sanson School

Full Primary · State · Sanson

27 students on the roll · EQI 470.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. 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

Main Highway North, Sanson, 4817
Roll: 27 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1873
Isolation index 0.44, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 06-3293768
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Grayson Marsh
Website: sanson.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 21 · 78%

Pacific 1 · 4%

Asian 4 · 15%

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

Mount Biggs School, decile 9 · EQI 415 · 5.5 km
Clifton School (Bulls), decile 4 · EQI 487 · 6.1 km
Bulls School, decile 5 · EQI 481 · 6.8 km
Rongotea School, decile 8 · EQI 470 · 8.1 km
Halcombe Primary School, decile 8 · EQI 427 · 10.5 km
Kopane School, decile 8 · EQI 447 · 11.2 km
Manchester Street School, decile 6 · EQI 449 · 11.7 km
Glen Oroua School, decile 9 · EQI 415 · 12.1 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 Sanson School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Sanson School have?

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

What is Sanson School's Equity Index?

EQI 470, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Sanson School?

Main Highway North, , Sanson. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.