Kahutara School

Full Primary · State · Featherston

92 students on the roll · EQI 456.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 456. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

990 Kahutara Road, Featherston, 5771
Roll: 92 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1898
Isolation index 0.84, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 06-3088427
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Ariana Te Whetu
Website: kahutara.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 76 · 83%

Pacific 7 · 8%

Asian 3 · 3%

MELAA 2 · 2%

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

Martinborough School, decile 8 · EQI 433 · 9.4 km
South Featherston School, decile 6 · EQI 457 · 9.9 km
Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai, decile 4 · EQI 497 · 12.1 km
St Teresa's School (Featherston), decile 5 · EQI 453 · 12.5 km
Kuranui College, decile 6 · EQI 468 · 17.6 km
Pirinoa School, decile 7 · EQI 493 · 18.0 km
Greytown School, decile 8 · EQI 414 · 19.0 km
Mangaroa School, decile 10 · EQI 416 · 22.1 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Kahutara School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Kahutara School have?

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

What is Kahutara School's Equity Index?

EQI 456, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Kahutara School?

990 Kahutara Road, , Featherston. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.