# Ilminster Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Gisborne

https://www.chch.live/school/2581-ilminster-intermediate

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 508

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

## The record
- 70 De Lautour Road, Gisborne, 4040
- Roll: 309 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1960
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.85, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 150 · Pacific 19 · Asian 12 · MELAA 5 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-8676233
- Email: admin@ilminster.school.nz
- Contact: Jonathan Poole
- Website: https://www.ilminster.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ilminster Intermediate, in force from 2003-06-30 · 69 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Wharau School (Gisborne)](https://www.chch.live/school/2701-te-wharau-school-gisborne), decile 2 · EQI 514
- [Kaiti School](https://www.chch.live/school/2584-kaiti-school), decile 1 · EQI 535
- [Waikirikiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2715-waikirikiri-school), decile 1 · EQI 559
- [Tūranga Tangata Rite](https://www.chch.live/school/881-turanga-tangata-rite), EQI 569
- [Gisborne Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2564-gisborne-central-school), decile 6 · EQI 430
- [Turanganui-A-Kiwa Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6125-turanganui-a-kiwa-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Wainui Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/2721-wainui-beach-school), decile 7 · EQI 401
- [Gisborne Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2566-gisborne-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 486

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.66985&lon=178.045589

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ilminster Intermediate?**

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Ilminster Intermediate have?**

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

**What is Ilminster Intermediate's Equity Index?**

EQI 508, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Ilminster Intermediate 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=2581 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026