# Makauri School

Contributing · State · Gisborne

https://www.chch.live/school/2595-makauri-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 438

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

## The record
- 120 King Road, Gisborne, 4071
- Roll: 165 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1886
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.94, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 140 · Pacific 4 · Asian 8 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 06-8675779
- Email: office@makauri.school.nz
- Contact: Cambell McNaught
- Website: https://www.makauri.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Makauri School, in force from 2018-01-29 · 183 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Makaraka School](https://www.chch.live/school/2593-makaraka-school), decile 5 · EQI 444
- [Sonrise Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1149-sonrise-christian-school), decile 5 · EQI 480
- [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
- [TKKM o Nga Uri A Maui](https://www.chch.live/school/1672-tkkm-o-nga-uri-a-maui), decile 3 · EQI 515
- [Te Whare Whai Hua Teenage Parent Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/2749-te-whare-whai-hua-teenage-parent-centre), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Lytton High School](https://www.chch.live/school/208-lytton-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 526
- [Riverdale School (Gisborne)](https://www.chch.live/school/2667-riverdale-school-gisborne), decile 1 · EQI 552

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.625058&lon=177.95714

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 438, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Makauri 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=2595 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026