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Motu School

Full Primary · State · Motu

7 students on the roll · EQI 488.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 488. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 6 Motu Falls Road, Motu, 4052
  • Roll: 7 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1895
  • Isolation index 2.18, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 022-4526593
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Teresa Shepherd

Who the roll is

European 6 · 86%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Motu School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Motu School have?

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

What is Motu School's Equity Index?

EQI 488, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Motu School?

6 Motu Falls Road, , Motu. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.