# South Featherston School

Full Primary · State · Featherston

https://www.chch.live/school/2993-south-featherston-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 457

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

## The record
- 45 South Featherston Road, Featherston, 5771
- Roll: 65 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1899
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.63, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 56 · Pacific 1 · Asian 3 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Email: office@sfs.school.nz
- Contact: Tana Klaricich
- Website: http://southfeatherston.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- South Featherston School, in force from 2005-07-11 · 52 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai](https://www.chch.live/school/2840-featherston-school-te-kura-o-paetumokai), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [St Teresa's School (Featherston)](https://www.chch.live/school/3023-st-teresa-s-school-featherston), decile 5 · EQI 453
- [Kuranui College](https://www.chch.live/school/249-kuranui-college), decile 6 · EQI 468
- [Kahutara School](https://www.chch.live/school/2868-kahutara-school), decile 8 · EQI 456
- [Greytown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2850-greytown-school), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Martinborough School](https://www.chch.live/school/2906-martinborough-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [Dalefield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2831-dalefield-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [South End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2992-south-end-school), decile 6 · EQI 450

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.13851&lon=175.35182

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 457, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does South Featherston 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=2993 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026