Kaiapoi North School

Full Primary · State · Kaiapoi

514 students on the roll · EQI 461 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Te Kura o RuataniwhaWe were gifted our Māori name 'Te Kura o Ruataniwha' by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.😀 Haere mai, welcomeAt Kaiapoi North School... — kaiapoinorth.school.nz

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 461. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

278 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, 7630
Roll: 514 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1962
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.41, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Cohort entry: Yes
Setting: Medium urban area
Phone: 03-3278803
Email: office@kaiapoinorth.school.nz
Contact: Felicity Fahey (Acting)
Website: kaiapoinorth.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 415 · 81%

Māori 105 · 20%

Pacific 29 · 6%

Asian 41 · 8%

MELAA 15 · 3%

Other 2 · 0%

International 2 · 0%

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

Enrolment zone

Kaiapoi North School, in force from 2017-10-16 · 17 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

Kaiapoi Borough School, decile 5 · EQI 490 · 1.0 km
St Patrick's School (Kaiapoi), decile 7 · EQI 440 · 1.2 km
Kaiapoi High School, decile 7 · EQI 465 · 1.9 km
Karanga Mai Young Parents College, decile 1 · EQI 569 · 2.0 km
Clarkville Te Kura ki Waimātao, decile 10 · EQI 429 · 4.7 km
Te Kura o Tuahiwi, decile 6 · EQI 498 · 4.9 km
Woodend School, decile 8 · EQI 453 · 5.7 km
Ōhoka School, decile 10 · EQI 406 · 5.9 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.

Moorcroft Reserve · 21 m to its edge
Allison Crescent Accessway · 276 m to its edge
Kaiapoi Domain · 365 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 Kaiapoi North School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Kaiapoi North School have?

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

What is Kaiapoi North School's Equity Index?

EQI 461, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Does Kaiapoi North 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.