# Solway School

Contributing · State · Solway, Masterton

https://www.chch.live/school/2991-solway-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · 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
- 318 Ngaumutawa Road, Solway, Masterton, 5810
- Roll: 252 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1918
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.9, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 198 · Pacific 11 · Asian 13 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 06-3774850
- Email: office@solway.school.nz
- Contact: Mark Bridges
- Website: http://www.solway.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Solway School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 126 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Solway College](https://www.chch.live/school/242-solway-college), decile 7 · EQI 431
- [Masterton Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2909-masterton-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 483
- [Hadlow Preparatory School](https://www.chch.live/school/4104-hadlow-preparatory-school), decile 9 · EQI 386
- [Masterton Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1660-masterton-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 502
- [Fernridge School](https://www.chch.live/school/2843-fernridge-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Wairarapa College](https://www.chch.live/school/241-wairarapa-college), decile 6 · EQI 479
- [Douglas Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1661-douglas-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [St Patrick's School (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3016-st-patrick-s-school-masterton), decile 6 · EQI 439

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.960548&lon=175.612664

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Solway.

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

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

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

EQI 463, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Solway 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=2991 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026