# Ruahine School

Full Primary · State · Dannevirke

https://www.chch.live/school/2669-ruahine-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 451

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

## The record
- 333 Maharahara Road, Dannevirke, 4972
- Roll: 171 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1952
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.84, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 131 · Pacific 3 · Asian 10 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-3749200
- Email: office@ruahine.school.nz
- Contact: Kate Greer
- Website: http://www.ruahine.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ruahine School, in force from 2008-03-28 · 218 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [TKKM o Tamaki Nui A Rua](https://www.chch.live/school/4226-tkkm-o-tamaki-nui-a-rua), decile 3 · EQI 535
- [Dannevirke South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2553-dannevirke-south-school), decile 4 · EQI 504
- [St Joseph's School (Dannevirke)](https://www.chch.live/school/2676-st-joseph-s-school-dannevirke), decile 5 · EQI 473
- [Dannevirke High School](https://www.chch.live/school/234-dannevirke-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 501
- [Huia Range School](https://www.chch.live/school/1662-huia-range-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [Totara College of Accelerated Learning](https://www.chch.live/school/439-totara-college-of-accelerated-learning), decile 3 · EQI 498
- [Kumeroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/601-kumeroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 461
- [Woodville School](https://www.chch.live/school/2742-woodville-school), decile 2 · EQI 507

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.23409&lon=176.003221

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 451, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Ruahine 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=2669 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026