# Gisborne Central School

Contributing · State · Whataupoko, Gisborne

https://www.chch.live/school/2564-gisborne-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 430

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

## The record
- 7 Central Street, Whataupoko, Gisborne, 4010
- Roll: 382 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.84, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 217 · Pacific 1 · Asian 37 · MELAA 11 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-8675073
- Email: office@gisbornecentral.school.nz
- Contact: Stuart Barclay
- Website: http://www.gisbornecentral.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Gisborne Central School, in force from 2011-05-05 · 6 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Turanganui-A-Kiwa Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6125-turanganui-a-kiwa-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Mangapapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2597-mangapapa-school), decile 5 · EQI 478
- [Tūranga Tangata Rite](https://www.chch.live/school/881-turanga-tangata-rite), EQI 569
- [Gisborne Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2566-gisborne-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [Te Wharau School (Gisborne)](https://www.chch.live/school/2701-te-wharau-school-gisborne), decile 2 · EQI 514
- [Gisborne Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/209-gisborne-boys-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 486
- [Gisborne Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/210-gisborne-girls-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 488
- [Gisborne Specialist School (Proposed opening date: 2028-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/4586-gisborne-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2028-01-01), not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.654952&lon=178.030442

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Gisborne Central School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Whataupoko.

**How many students does Gisborne Central School have?**

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

**What is Gisborne Central School's Equity Index?**

EQI 430, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Gisborne Central School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2564 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026