Waihao Downs School

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. 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

• 1139 Hakataramea Highway, Waihao Downs, Waimate, 7977
• Roll: 76 (September 2026)
• Co-Educational
• Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
• Opened 1904
• An enrolment scheme is in place.
• Isolation index 1.5, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
• Setting: Rural other
• Phone: 03-6892734
• Email: office@waihaodowns.school.nz
• Contact: Madelene Field
• Website: waihaodowns.school.nz

Who the roll is

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

Enrolment zone

• Waihao Downs School, in force from 2017-03-08 · 510 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

• Waimate Centennial School, decile 4 · EQI 473 · 11.1 km
• Waimate High School, decile 5 · EQI 481 · 11.2 km
• Waimate Main School, decile 3 · EQI 483 · 11.2 km
• St Patrick's School (Waimate), decile 5 · EQI 408 · 11.9 km
• Waituna Creek School, decile 6 · EQI 448 · 12.1 km
• Glenavy School, decile 7 · EQI 446 · 19.2 km
• Duntroon School, decile 9 · EQI 423 · 20.3 km
• Papakaio School, decile 9 · EQI 449 · 22.5 km