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Waituna West School

Full Primary · State · Feilding

47 students on the roll · EQI 439.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 439. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Waituna Valley Road, Feilding, 4779
  • Roll: 47 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1895
  • Isolation index 0.76, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 06-328 6805
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Alison Symonds (Acting)
  • Website: waitunawest.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 44 · 94%
Pacific 1 · 2%
Asian 1 · 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

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 Waituna West School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Waituna West School have?

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

What is Waituna West School's Equity Index?

EQI 439, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Waituna West School?

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