# Amuri Area School

Composite · State · Culverden

https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 444

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

## The record
- School Road, Culverden, 7345
- Roll: 355 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1896
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.88, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 222 · Māori 48 · Pacific 9 · Asian 98 · MELAA 8
- Phone: 03-3158233
- Email: office@amuri.school.nz
- Contact: Matt Barlow
- Website: http://www.amuri.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Amuri Area School (Year 7-8), in force from 2019-10-14 · 1744 km²
- Amuri Area School (Year 9-15), in force from 2019-10-14 · 4954 km²
- Amuri Area School (Year 1-6), in force from 2019-10-14 · 967 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rotherham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3490-rotherham-school), decile 10 · EQI 441
- [Waiau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3566-waiau-school), decile 8 · EQI 442
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Hurunui College](https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Waikari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Hanmer Springs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3368-hanmer-springs-school), decile 9 · EQI 426
- [Omihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school), decile 10 · EQI 435
- [Waipara School](https://www.chch.live/school/3576-waipara-school), decile 6 · EQI 478

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Culverden & Rutherford Railway Reserves](https://www.chch.live/park/3483-culverden-rutherford-railway-reserves), Reserve · 377 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Amuri Community Library & Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-45), Library · 110 m
- [Amuri Service Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/service-centre-35), Service centre · 110 m
- [Culverden Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-208), Hall · 126 m
- [Culverden Dump Station Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-442), Public toilet · 353 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.771117&lon=172.848257

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Amuri Area School?**

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Amuri Area School have?**

355 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Amuri Area School's Equity Index?**

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Amuri Area School have an enrolment zone?**

3 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=308 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026