# Tamatea School

Contributing · State · Tamatea, Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/2686-tamatea-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 535

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

## The record
- 10 Durham Avenue, Tamatea, Napier, 4112
- Roll: 152 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1973
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 59 · Pacific 19 · Asian 30 · MELAA 10 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-8432147
- Email: office@tamateaprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Ruth Woolhouse
- Website: http://tamateaprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tamatea School, in force from 2017-10-16 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tamatea Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2685-tamatea-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 498
- [Porritt School](https://www.chch.live/school/2647-porritt-school), decile 4 · EQI 493
- [Tamatea High School](https://www.chch.live/school/218-tamatea-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 532
- [Henry Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/2574-henry-hill-school), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Parkside Christian S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4107-parkside-christian-s-d-a-school), decile 3 · EQI 471
- [Hōhepa School](https://www.chch.live/school/4109-hohepa-school), private, not rated
- [TKKM o Te Ara Hou](https://www.chch.live/school/3107-tkkm-o-te-ara-hou), decile 1 · EQI 525
- [Onekawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2628-onekawa-school), decile 4 · EQI 487

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.508991&lon=176.86843

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Tamatea.

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

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

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

EQI 535, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Tamatea 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=2686 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026