# Waikari School

Full Primary · State · Waikari

https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 455

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

## The record
- 23 Princes Street, Waikari, 7420
- Roll: 36 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1882
- Isolation index 1.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 31 · Māori 13 · Pacific 2 · Asian 2 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 03-3144250
- Email: office@waikari.school.nz
- Contact: Sam Winterbourne (Acting)
- Website: http://www.waikari.school.nz/WebSpace/30/

## Other schools near here
- [Hurunui College](https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Waipara School](https://www.chch.live/school/3576-waipara-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Omihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school), decile 10 · EQI 435
- [Broomfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3303-broomfield-school), decile 8 · EQI 419
- [Amberley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3276-amberley-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Amuri Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school), decile 8 · EQI 444
- [Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai](https://www.chch.live/school/3411-leithfield-school-te-kura-o-kowai), decile 8 · EQI 448

## 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.
- [Waikari Recreation Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3473-waikari-recreation-reserve), Reserve · 51 m to its edge
- [Stocks Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3471-stocks-reserve), Reserve · 375 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.
- [Waikari Camping Ground, 22 Princes Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/camping-site-130), Camping site · 70 m
- [Waikari Camping Ground, 22 Princes Street](https://www.chch.live/facility/camper-sewage-disposal-72), Camper sewage disposal · 149 m
- [Waikari Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-436), Public toilet · 155 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-42.969376&lon=172.700677

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 455, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**What is near Waikari School?**

Waikari Recreation Reserve, Stocks Reserve, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3569 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026