# Kaiapoi High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Kaiapoi

https://www.chch.live/school/314-kaiapoi-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 465

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

## The record
- 101 Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi, 7630
- Roll: 1,044 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1972
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 886 · Māori 206 · Pacific 37 · Asian 87 · MELAA 18 · Other 19 · International 27
- Phone: 03-3755004
- Email: learn@kaiapoi.school.nz
- Contact: Jason Reid
- Website: http://www.kaiapoi.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kaiapoi High School, in force from 2024-01-01 · 189 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Karanga Mai Young Parents College](https://www.chch.live/school/2748-karanga-mai-young-parents-college), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [St Patrick's School (Kaiapoi)](https://www.chch.live/school/3540-st-patrick-s-school-kaiapoi), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Kaiapoi Borough School](https://www.chch.live/school/3388-kaiapoi-borough-school), decile 5 · EQI 490
- [Kaiapoi North School](https://www.chch.live/school/3389-kaiapoi-north-school), decile 7 · EQI 461
- [Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao](https://www.chch.live/school/3321-clarkville-te-kura-ki-waimatao), decile 10 · EQI 429
- [Ōhoka School](https://www.chch.live/school/3451-ohoka-school), decile 10 · EQI 406
- [Te Kura o Tuahiwi](https://www.chch.live/school/3563-te-kura-o-tuahiwi), decile 6 · EQI 498
- [Ōuruhia Model School](https://www.chch.live/school/3464-ouruhia-model-school), decile 8 · EQI 445

## 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.
- [Baker Park](https://www.chch.live/park/8-baker-park), 129 m to its edge
- [Risley Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/86-risley-reserve), 181 m to its edge
- [Glenvale Walkway](https://www.chch.live/park/35-glenvale-walkway), Reserve · 301 m to its edge
- [Clemett Place Accessway](https://www.chch.live/park/167-clemett-place-accessway), 385 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.387172&lon=172.646126

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Kaiapoi High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Kaiapoi High School have?**

1,044 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Kaiapoi High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Kaiapoi High 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=314 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026