# Kaiapoi Borough School

Full Primary · State · Kaiapoi

https://www.chch.live/school/3388-kaiapoi-borough-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 490

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

## The record
- 20 Hilton Street, Kaiapoi, 7630
- Roll: 377 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.4, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 293 · Māori 96 · Pacific 16 · Asian 33 · MELAA 5 · Other 3
- Phone: 03-3277231
- Email: office@kbs.school.nz
- Contact: Hayden van Lent
- Website: http://www.kbs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kaiapoi Borough School, in force from 2022-10-17 · 7 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Patrick's School (Kaiapoi)](https://www.chch.live/school/3540-st-patrick-s-school-kaiapoi), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Kaiapoi High School](https://www.chch.live/school/314-kaiapoi-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Kaiapoi North School](https://www.chch.live/school/3389-kaiapoi-north-school), decile 7 · EQI 461
- [Karanga Mai Young Parents College](https://www.chch.live/school/2748-karanga-mai-young-parents-college), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [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
- [Woodend School](https://www.chch.live/school/3600-woodend-school), decile 8 · EQI 453

## 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.
- [Murphy Park](https://www.chch.live/park/68-murphy-park), Sports ground · 116 m to its edge
- [Kaiapoi Riverbank South-west Side](https://www.chch.live/park/49-kaiapoi-riverbank-s-west-side), 211 m to its edge
- [Kaiapoi Riverbank North Side](https://www.chch.live/park/47-kaiapoi-riverbank-north-side), 235 m to its edge
- [Former Kaiapoi Bowling Club](https://www.chch.live/park/203-former-kaiapoi-bowling-club), Sports ground · 267 m to its edge
- [Kaiapoi Croquet Club](https://www.chch.live/park/204-kaiapoi-croquet-club-leased), Sports ground · 267 m to its edge
- [Wylie Park](https://www.chch.live/park/108-wylie-park), Sports ground · 271 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.
- [Commemorative Brass Plaque On Stone Column](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-29), Monument · 244 m
- [Commemorative Plaque](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-28), Monument · 259 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.379062&lon=172.651468

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 490, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Kaiapoi Borough 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=3388 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026