Fernside School

Full Primary · State · Fernside, Rangiora

271 students on the roll in Fernside · EQI 412 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Fernside School, from the school’s own website — From the school’s own website.

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Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 412. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

285 O'Roarkes Road, Fernside, Rangiora, 7471
Roll: 271 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations may be requested
Opened 1864
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.49, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 03-3138608
Email: fernsideschool@fernside.school.nz
Contact: Bridie Gray
Website: fernside.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 252 · 93%

Māori 28 · 10%

Pacific 1 · 0%

Asian 4 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

Fernside School, in force from 2026-04-20 · 87 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

Te Matauru Primary, EQI 445 · 4.0 km
Tūtira Ashgrove School, decile 9 · EQI 442 · 4.1 km
Rangiora Borough School, decile 7 · EQI 463 · 4.7 km
St Joseph's School (Rangiora), decile 9 · EQI 420 · 5.0 km
Rangiora New Life School, decile 9 · EQI 434 · 5.3 km
Southbrook School, decile 7 · EQI 474 · 5.5 km
Rangiora High School, decile 9 · EQI 454 · 5.5 km
Ashley Rakahuri School, decile 10 · EQI 444 · 6.6 km

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

Fernside Reserve · 80 m to its edge

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Fernside School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Fernside.

How many students does Fernside School have?

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

What is Fernside School's Equity Index?

EQI 412, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Does Fernside 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.