# Rotherham School

Contributing · State · Rotherham

https://www.chch.live/school/3490-rotherham-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 441

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

## The record
- 71 George Street, Rotherham, 7379
- Roll: 39 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- Isolation index 2.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 34 · Māori 11 · Asian 3
- Phone: 03-3156368
- Email: office@rotherham.school.nz
- Contact: Rachel Howser
- Website: http://www.rotherham.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Waiau School](https://www.chch.live/school/3566-waiau-school), decile 8 · EQI 442
- [Amuri Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school), decile 8 · EQI 444
- [Hanmer Springs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3368-hanmer-springs-school), decile 9 · EQI 426
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Cheviot Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/309-cheviot-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 463
- [Hurunui College](https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Waikari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Omihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school), decile 10 · EQI 435

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Rotherham Swimming Pool](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-69), Recreation centre · 62 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.698452&lon=172.944205

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Rotherham School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Rotherham School have?**

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

**What is Rotherham School's Equity Index?**

EQI 441, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Where is Rotherham School?**

71 George Street, , Rotherham. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3490 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026