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Riverdale School (Gisborne)

Contributing · State · Gisborne

158 students on the roll · EQI 552.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 552. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 324 Stout Street, Gisborne, 4040
  • Roll: 158 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1958
  • Isolation index 0.88, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 06-8685468
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Julie McLaughlin
  • Website: riverdalegis.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 33 · 21%
Pacific 13 · 8%
Asian 8 · 5%
MELAA 1 · 1%

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 Riverdale School (Gisborne)?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Riverdale School (Gisborne) have?

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

What is Riverdale School (Gisborne)'s Equity Index?

EQI 552, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Riverdale School (Gisborne)?

324 Stout Street, , Gisborne. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.