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Greta Valley School

Full Primary · State · Amberley

35 students on the roll · EQI 442.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 442. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Motunau Beach, Amberley, 7483
  • Roll: 35 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1893
  • Isolation index 1.5, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 03-3143800
  • Email: office@gretavalley.school.nz
  • Contact: Rebecca Pugh
  • Website: gretavalleyschool.com

Who the roll is

European 33 · 94%
Māori 7 · 20%

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

Other schools near here

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.

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point, libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

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 Greta Valley School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Greta Valley School have?

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

What is Greta Valley School's Equity Index?

EQI 442, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

What is near Greta Valley School?

Ti Papa Stream Reserve, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.