# Greta Valley School

Full Primary · State · Amberley

https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school

## 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
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 33 · Māori 7
- Phone: 03-3143800
- Email: office@gretavalley.school.nz
- Contact: Rebecca Pugh
- Website: http://www.gretavalleyschool.com

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Waikari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Amuri Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school), decile 8 · EQI 444
- [Hurunui College](https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Broomfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3303-broomfield-school), decile 8 · EQI 419
- [Amberley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3276-amberley-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Cheviot Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/309-cheviot-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 463

## 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.
- [Ti Papa Stream Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3479-ti-papa-stream-reserve), Reserve · 320 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.
- [Greta Valley Community Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-47), Library · 25 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.964904&lon=172.977861

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3359 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026