# Dalefield School

Full Primary · State · Carterton

https://www.chch.live/school/2831-dalefield-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 463

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

## The record
- 440 Dalefield Road, Carterton, 5791
- Roll: 73 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1885
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.75, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 63 · Pacific 2 · Asian 4 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 06-3797416
- Email: office@dalefield.school.nz
- Contact: Willy Jephson
- Website: http://www.dalefield.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Dalefield School, in force from 2024-07-22 · 71 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [South End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2992-south-end-school), decile 6 · EQI 450
- [Ponatahi Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/528-ponatahi-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 431
- [St Mary's School (Carterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3013-st-mary-s-school-carterton), decile 6 · EQI 433
- [Carterton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2820-carterton-school), decile 6 · EQI 471
- [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=-41.025385&lon=175.477597

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 463, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Dalefield 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=2831 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026