# Waitotara School

Full Primary · State · Waitotara

https://www.chch.live/school/2474-waitotara-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 496

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

## The record
- Severn Street, Waitotara, 4549
- Roll: 41 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1876
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 32 · Pacific 1
- Phone: 06-3465957
- Email: office@waitotara.school.nz
- Contact: Polly Devane
- Website: http://www.waitotara.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Waverley Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2478-waverley-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 487
- [Kai Iwi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2369-kai-iwi-school), decile 6 · EQI 483
- [Whenuakura School](https://www.chch.live/school/2483-whenuakura-school), decile 4 · EQI 455
- [Patea Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/185-patea-area-school), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [St Joseph's School (Patea)](https://www.chch.live/school/2452-st-joseph-s-school-patea), decile 2 · EQI 544
- [Westmere School - Whanganui](https://www.chch.live/school/2480-westmere-school-whanganui), decile 8 · EQI 427
- [Brunswick School](https://www.chch.live/school/2342-brunswick-school), decile 7 · EQI 474
- [Aranui School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2336-aranui-school-wanganui), decile 1 · EQI 536

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.804515&lon=174.736281

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 496, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Where is Waitotara School?**

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


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2474 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026