# Waipawa School

Full Primary · State · Waipawa

https://www.chch.live/school/2723-waipawa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 482

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

## The record
- 6 Harker Street, Waipawa, 4210
- Roll: 344 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1862
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.86, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 259 · Pacific 33 · Asian 5 · MELAA 4 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-8578761
- Email: sengland@waipawa.school.nz
- Contact: Paul Jamieson
- Website: http://www.waipawa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waipawa Primary School, in force from 2020-01-27 · 94 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Otane School](https://www.chch.live/school/2634-otane-school), decile 1 · EQI 487
- [St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/2678-st-joseph-s-school-central-hawke-s-bay), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [Waipukurau School](https://www.chch.live/school/2725-waipukurau-school), decile 5 · EQI 467
- [Central Hawkes Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/233-central-hawkes-bay-college), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [The Terrace School (Waipukurau)](https://www.chch.live/school/2702-the-terrace-school-waipukurau), decile 3 · EQI 536
- [Argyll East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2542-argyll-east-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Pukehou School](https://www.chch.live/school/2652-pukehou-school), decile 6 · EQI 452
- [Te Aute College](https://www.chch.live/school/232-te-aute-college), decile 3 · EQI 541

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.943615&lon=176.590064

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 482, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Waipawa 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=2723 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026