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The Terrace School (Waipukurau)

Full Primary · State · Waipukurau

195 students on the roll · EQI 536.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 536. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 164 Porangahau Road, Waipukurau, 4200
  • Roll: 195 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1956
  • Isolation index 1.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 06-8589360
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Anaru Chesswas
  • Website: terracechb.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 66 · 34%
Pacific 6 · 3%
MELAA 3 · 2%
Other 2 · 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 The Terrace School (Waipukurau)?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does The Terrace School (Waipukurau) have?

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

What is The Terrace School (Waipukurau)'s Equity Index?

EQI 536, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is The Terrace School (Waipukurau)?

164 Porangahau Road, , Waipukurau. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.