# Waiau School

Contributing · State · Waiau

https://www.chch.live/school/3566-waiau-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 442

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

## The record
- 11 Montrose Street, Waiau, 7332
- Roll: 32 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- Isolation index 2.34, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 31 · Māori 8 · Asian 1
- Phone: 03-3156027
- Email: office@waiau.school.nz
- Contact: Megan Walker
- Website: http://waiau.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Rotherham School](https://www.chch.live/school/3490-rotherham-school), decile 10 · EQI 441
- [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
- [Cheviot Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/309-cheviot-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 463
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Omihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school), decile 10 · EQI 435
- [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

## 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.
- [Waiau Historical Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3379-waiau-historical-reserve), Reserve · 220 m to its edge
- [Waiau Village Green](https://www.chch.live/park/3381-waiau-village-green), Reserve · 223 m to its edge
- [Waiau Hall And Library](https://www.chch.live/park/3535-waiau-hall-and-library), Reserve · 232 m to its edge
- [Waiau Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3380-waiau-reserve), Reserve · 326 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Waiau Community Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-50), Library · 242 m
- [Waiau Community Hall](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-205), Hall · 258 m
- [Waiau Village Green Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-438), Public toilet · 269 m
- [Waiau Cemetery](https://www.chch.live/facility/cemetery-221), Cemetery · 325 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.653683&lon=173.04201

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 442, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**What is near Waiau School?**

Waiau Historical Reserve, Waiau Village Green, Waiau Hall And Library and 1 more, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3566 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026