# South End School

Full Primary · State · Carterton

https://www.chch.live/school/2992-south-end-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 450

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

## The record
- 275 High Street South, Carterton, 5713
- Roll: 197 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.7, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 179 · Pacific 2 · Asian 11 · MELAA 2 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-3794000
- Email: office@southend.school.nz
- Contact: Kim Lupo
- Website: http://southend.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- South End School, in force from 2021-02-01 · 38 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ponatahi Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/528-ponatahi-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 431
- [St Mary's School (Carterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3013-st-mary-s-school-carterton), decile 6 · EQI 433
- [Carterton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2820-carterton-school), decile 6 · EQI 471
- [Dalefield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2831-dalefield-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Greytown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2850-greytown-school), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Kuranui College](https://www.chch.live/school/249-kuranui-college), decile 6 · EQI 468
- [Solway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2991-solway-school), decile 6 · EQI 463
- [Gladstone School (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2845-gladstone-school-masterton), decile 9 · EQI 417

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.033977&lon=175.519194

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is South End School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does South End School have?**

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

**What is South End School's Equity Index?**

EQI 450, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does South End 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=2992 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026