# Carterton School

Full Primary · State · Carterton

https://www.chch.live/school/2820-carterton-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 471

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

## The record
- Holloway Street, Carterton, 5743
- Roll: 183 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1861
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.73, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 143 · Pacific 9 · Asian 10 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-3794010
- Email: principal@carterton.school.nz
- Contact: Jo Hunter
- Website: http://www.carterton.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Carterton School, in force from 2013-01-01 · 134 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's School (Carterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3013-st-mary-s-school-carterton), decile 6 · EQI 433
- [Ponatahi Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/528-ponatahi-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 431
- [South End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2992-south-end-school), decile 6 · EQI 450
- [Dalefield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2831-dalefield-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Greytown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2850-greytown-school), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Kuranui College](https://www.chch.live/school/249-kuranui-college), decile 6 · EQI 468
- [Solway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2991-solway-school), decile 6 · EQI 463
- [Solway College](https://www.chch.live/school/242-solway-college), decile 7 · EQI 431

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.026465&lon=175.530685

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 471, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Carterton 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=2820 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026