Waiouru School

Full Primary · State · Waiouru

90 students on the roll · EQI 484.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 484. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Ruapehu Street, Waiouru, 4826
Roll: 90 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1948
Isolation index 2.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 06-3876860
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Tania Heke
Website: waiouru.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 62 · 69%

Pacific 10 · 11%

Asian 1 · 1%

MELAA 1 · 1%

Other 1 · 1%

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

Moawhango School, decile 5 · EQI 489 · 20.4 km
Mataroa School, decile 7 · EQI 467 · 20.8 km
Ruapehu College, decile 2 · EQI 502 · 23.1 km
Ohakune School, decile 3 · EQI 472 · 23.7 km
TKKM o Ngati Rangi, decile 1 · EQI 538 · 24.9 km
Taihape Area School, decile 4 · EQI 514 · 25.6 km
Papanui Junction School, decile 6 · EQI 453 · 25.7 km
St Joseph's School (Taihape), decile 6 · EQI 435 · 26.8 km

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Waiouru School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Waiouru School have?

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

What is Waiouru School's Equity Index?

EQI 484, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is Waiouru School?

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