Rolleston School

Full Primary · State · Rolleston

763 students on the roll · EQI 425 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 425. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

11 Tennyson Street, Rolleston, 7643
Roll: 763 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations may be requested
Opened 1893
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.37, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Cohort entry: Yes
Setting: Medium urban area
Phone: 03-3478355
Email: admin@rolleston.school.nz
Contact: Simon Moriarty
Website: rolleston.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 599 · 79%

Māori 102 · 13%

Pacific 42 · 6%

Asian 138 · 18%

MELAA 38 · 5%

Other 3 · 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

Rolleston School, in force from 2025-01-01 · 4 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

Rolleston College, decile 10 · EQI 449 · 1.4 km
Clearview Primary, decile 10 · EQI 414 · 1.5 km
Rolleston Christian School, decile 9 · EQI 392 · 2.0 km
West Rolleston Primary School, decile 10 · EQI 415 · 2.6 km
Weedons School, decile 10 · EQI 420 · 3.0 km
Te Rōhutu Whio, EQI 429 · 3.1 km
Lemonwood Grove School, decile 10 · EQI 419 · 3.4 km
Waitaha School, decile 6 · EQI 462 · 3.5 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.

Rolleston Domain, Sports ground · 184 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 Rolleston School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Rolleston School have?

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

What is Rolleston School's Equity Index?

EQI 425, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Does Rolleston 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.