# Waipa Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Te Awamutu

https://www.chch.live/school/266-waipa-christian-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 421

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

## The record
- 93 Chapel Drive, Te Awamutu, 3800
- Roll: 111 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1993
- Isolation index 0.46, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 79 · Pacific 6 · Asian 20 · MELAA 5
- Phone: 07-8714520
- Email: office@waipachristian.school.nz
- Contact: Jaco Labuschagne
- Website: http://www.waipachristian.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Te Awamutu Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2001-te-awamutu-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [Te Awamutu Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2002-te-awamutu-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 461
- [St Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu)](https://www.chch.live/school/1962-st-patrick-s-catholic-school-te-awamutu), decile 7 · EQI 427
- [Te Awamutu College](https://www.chch.live/school/146-te-awamutu-college), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Pekapekarau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1893-pekapekarau-school), decile 4 · EQI 493
- [Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te Aroha](https://www.chch.live/school/641-te-wharekura-o-nga-purapura-o-te-aroha), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Kihikihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1776-kihikihi-school), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Puahue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1902-puahue-school), decile 8 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.021232&lon=175.329509

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Waipa Christian School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Waipa Christian School have?**

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

**What is Waipa Christian School's Equity Index?**

EQI 421, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Where is Waipa Christian School?**

93 Chapel Drive, , Te Awamutu. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=266 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026