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Muritai School

Full Primary · State · Eastbourne, Lower Hutt

336 students on the roll in Eastbourne · EQI 375 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 375. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, 5013
  • Roll: 336 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1897
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.33, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-5628409
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Stu Devenport
  • Website: muritai.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 311 · 93%
Pacific 5 · 1%
Asian 2 · 1%
MELAA 6 · 2%
Other 3 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Muritai School, in force from 2013-11-02 · 11 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Muritai School?

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

How many students does Muritai School have?

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

What is Muritai School's Equity Index?

EQI 375, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Does Muritai 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.