# Makaraka School

Contributing · State · Makaraka, Gisborne

https://www.chch.live/school/2593-makaraka-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 444

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

## The record
- 137 Main Road, Makaraka, Gisborne, 4010
- Roll: 103 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1875
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.9, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 78 · Pacific 3 · Asian 7 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-8684116
- Email: office@makaraka.school.nz
- Contact: Hayden Swann
- Website: http://www.makaraka.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Makaraka School, in force from 2007-10-12 · 33 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Campion College](https://www.chch.live/school/211-campion-college), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Gisborne)](https://www.chch.live/school/2680-st-mary-s-catholic-school-gisborne), decile 5 · EQI 423
- [Makauri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2595-makauri-school), decile 8 · EQI 438
- [Elgin School](https://www.chch.live/school/2555-elgin-school), decile 1 · EQI 562
- [Sonrise Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1149-sonrise-christian-school), decile 5 · EQI 480
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou](https://www.chch.live/school/4535-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-hawaiki-hou), EQI 555
- [TKKM o Nga Uri A Maui](https://www.chch.live/school/1672-tkkm-o-nga-uri-a-maui), decile 3 · EQI 515
- [Lytton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/208-lytton-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 526

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.651239&lon=177.96045

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Makaraka School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Makaraka.

**How many students does Makaraka School have?**

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

**What is Makaraka School's Equity Index?**

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Makaraka 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=2593 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026