# Waihao Downs School

Full Primary · State · Waihao Downs, Waimate

https://www.chch.live/school/3567-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
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 67 · Māori 6 · Asian 8 · MELAA 3 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-6892734
- Email: office@waihaodowns.school.nz
- Contact: Madelene Field
- Website: http://www.waihaodowns.school.nz

## 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.*

## Other schools near here
- [Waimate Centennial School](https://www.chch.live/school/3573-waimate-centennial-school), decile 4 · EQI 473
- [Waimate High School](https://www.chch.live/school/362-waimate-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Waimate Main School](https://www.chch.live/school/3574-waimate-main-school), decile 3 · EQI 483
- [St Patrick's School (Waimate)](https://www.chch.live/school/3539-st-patrick-s-school-waimate), decile 5 · EQI 408
- [Waituna Creek School](https://www.chch.live/school/3579-waituna-creek-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Glenavy School](https://www.chch.live/school/3348-glenavy-school), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [Duntroon School](https://www.chch.live/school/3732-duntroon-school), decile 9 · EQI 423
- [Papakaio School](https://www.chch.live/school/3798-papakaio-school), decile 9 · EQI 449

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.790963&lon=170.927483

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Waihao Downs School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Waihao Downs.

**How many students does Waihao Downs School have?**

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

**What is Waihao Downs School's Equity Index?**

EQI 442, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Waihao Downs 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3567 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026