# Hastings Central School

Contributing · State · Hastings

https://www.chch.live/school/2569-hastings-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 522

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

## The record
- 400 Karamu Road South, Hastings, 4122
- Roll: 237 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1875
- Isolation index 0.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 77 · Pacific 50 · Asian 41 · MELAA 6 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-8787366
- Email: admin@hastingscentral.school.nz
- Contact: Mike Winkley
- Website: http://www.hastings-central.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Kōwhai School](https://www.chch.live/school/2588-kowhai-school), decile 2 · EQI 517
- [Akina School/ Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6119-akina-school-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [St Joseph's School (Hastings)](https://www.chch.live/school/2677-st-joseph-s-school-hastings), decile 3 · EQI 418
- [Hastings Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2570-hastings-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 509
- [St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings)](https://www.chch.live/school/1608-st-matthew-s-primary-school-hastings), decile 4 · EQI 436
- [Hastings Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/227-hastings-boys-high-school), decile 2 · EQI 502
- [Taikura Rudolf Steiner School](https://www.chch.live/school/231-taikura-rudolf-steiner-school), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [Ebbett Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/2554-ebbett-park-school), decile 1 · EQI 533

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.645649&lon=176.841387

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 522, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Where is Hastings Central School?**

400 Karamu Road South, , Hastings. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2569 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026