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Argyll East School

Full Primary · State · Otane

77 students on the roll · EQI 450.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 450. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 1071 Argyll Road, Otane, 4276
  • Roll: 77 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1905
  • Isolation index 0.89, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 06-8575102
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Julie Thelwall
  • Website: argylleast.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 68 · 88%
Pacific 1 · 1%
Asian 4 · 5%

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 Argyll East School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Argyll East School have?

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

What is Argyll East School's Equity Index?

EQI 450, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Argyll East School?

1071 Argyll Road, , Otane. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.