# Ngatapa School

Full Primary · State · Gisborne

https://www.chch.live/school/2621-ngatapa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 456

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

## The record
- 1590 Wharekopae Road, Gisborne, 4072
- Roll: 9 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1911
- Isolation index 1.23, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 7
- Phone: 06-8639878
- Email: office@ngatapa.school.nz
- Contact: Cheryl Johnston
- Website: http://www.ngatapa.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Patutahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2643-patutahi-school), decile 1 · EQI 526
- [Waerenga-O-Kuri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2712-waerenga-o-kuri-school), decile 8 · EQI 443
- [Ormond School](https://www.chch.live/school/2631-ormond-school), decile 7 · EQI 460
- [Rere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2664-rere-school), decile 8 · EQI 442
- [Te Karaka Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/624-te-karaka-area-school), decile 2 · EQI 545
- [Manutuke School](https://www.chch.live/school/2602-manutuke-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Makauri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2595-makauri-school), decile 8 · EQI 438
- [Makaraka School](https://www.chch.live/school/2593-makaraka-school), decile 5 · EQI 444

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.584566&lon=177.790363

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 456, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Ngatapa School?**

1590 Wharekopae Road, , Gisborne. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2621 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026