# Mangatainoka School

Full Primary · State · Mangatainoka

https://www.chch.live/school/2900-mangatainoka-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 509

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

## The record
- 2 Makuri Street, Mangatainoka, 4982
- Roll: 48 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1889
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.78, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 44 · Pacific 3 · Asian 1
- Phone: 06-3768991
- Email: office@mangatainoka.school.nz
- Contact: Jason Edwards

## Enrolment zone
- Mangatainoka School, in force from 2020-02-01 · 125 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Anthony's School (Pahiatua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2998-st-anthony-s-school-pahiatua), decile 5 · EQI 441
- [Pahiatua School](https://www.chch.live/school/2945-pahiatua-school), decile 4 · EQI 478
- [Tararua College](https://www.chch.live/school/235-tararua-college), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Ballance School](https://www.chch.live/school/2805-ballance-school), decile 6 · EQI 504
- [Woodville School](https://www.chch.live/school/2742-woodville-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Kumeroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/601-kumeroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 461
- [Ashhurst School](https://www.chch.live/school/2337-ashhurst-school), decile 7 · EQI 459
- [Aokautere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2332-aokautere-school), decile 10 · EQI 393

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.417309&lon=175.862935

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 509, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Mangatainoka 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=2900 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026