Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai

Full Primary · State · Amberley

143 students on the roll · EQI 448 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 448. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Old Main Road, Amberley, 7481
Roll: 143 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1864
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.74, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 03-3148024
Email: principal@leithfield.school.nz
Contact: Rob Cavanagh
Website: leithfield.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 134 · 94%

Māori 24 · 17%

Pacific 2 · 1%

Asian 1 · 1%

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

Enrolment zone

Leithfield School, in force from 2017-01-01 · 33 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

Amberley School, decile 7 · EQI 463 · 5.2 km
Te Waitai Sefton School, decile 7 · EQI 434 · 7.7 km
Broomfield School, decile 8 · EQI 419 · 10.0 km
Pegasus Bay School, decile 10 · EQI 422 · 13.6 km
Ashley Rakahuri School, decile 10 · EQI 444 · 14.4 km
Woodend School, decile 8 · EQI 453 · 15.3 km
Rangiora High School, decile 9 · EQI 454 · 16.0 km
Waipara School, decile 6 · EQI 478 · 16.1 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.

Coppard Reserve, Reserve · 247 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 Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai have?

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

What is Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai's Equity Index?

EQI 448, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Does Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.