# Kaiapoi North School

Full Primary · State · Kaiapoi

https://www.chch.live/school/3389-kaiapoi-north-school

## 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
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 415 · Māori 105 · Pacific 29 · Asian 41 · MELAA 15 · Other 2 · International 2
- Phone: 03-3278803
- Email: office@kaiapoinorth.school.nz
- Contact: Felicity Fahey (Acting)
- Website: http://www.kaiapoinorth.school.nz

## 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.*

## Other schools near here
- [Kaiapoi Borough School](https://www.chch.live/school/3388-kaiapoi-borough-school), decile 5 · EQI 490
- [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
- [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
- [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
- [Ōhoka School](https://www.chch.live/school/3451-ohoka-school), decile 10 · EQI 406

## 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.
- [Moorcroft Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/143-moorcroft-reserve), 21 m to its edge
- [Allison Crescent Accessway](https://www.chch.live/park/211-allison-crescent-accessway), 276 m to its edge
- [Kaiapoi Domain](https://www.chch.live/park/45-kaiapoi-domain), 365 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.375957&lon=172.663615

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3389 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026