# Mākara Model School

Full Primary · State · Karori, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/2894-makara-model-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 395

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

## The record
- 399 Makara Road, Karori, Wellington, 6972
- Roll: 65 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1866
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.34, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 54 · Māori 11 · Asian 1 · MELAA 7
- Phone: 04-4769522
- Email: office@mms.school.nz
- Contact: James Appleton
- Website: http://mms.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Makara Model School, in force from 2017-07-25 · 93 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Karori West Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2875-karori-west-normal-school), decile 10 · EQI 381
- [St Teresa's School (Karori)](https://www.chch.live/school/3024-st-teresa-s-school-karori), decile 10 · EQI 390
- [Karori Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2874-karori-normal-school), decile 10 · EQI 354
- [Samuel Marsden Collegiate School](https://www.chch.live/school/280-samuel-marsden-collegiate-school), private, not rated
- [Ōtari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3073-otari-school), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Altum Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/4545-altum-academy), EQI 375
- [Northland School](https://www.chch.live/school/2931-northland-school), decile 10 · EQI 360
- [Crofton Downs Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2823-crofton-downs-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 357

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.268112&lon=174.704915

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Mākara Model School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Karori.

**How many students does Mākara Model School have?**

65 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Mākara Model School's Equity Index?**

EQI 395, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Mākara Model 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=2894 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026