# Waimataitai School

Full Primary · State · Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 464

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

## The record
- 25 Trafalgar Street, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 475 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1882
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.66, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 280 · Māori 75 · Pacific 49 · Asian 79 · MELAA 18 · Other 13
- Phone: 03-6845566
- Email: office@waimataitai.school.nz
- Contact: Lara Sargent (Acting)
- Website: http://www.waimataitai.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waimataitai School, in force from 2021-01-01 · 4 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Oceanview Heights School](https://www.chch.live/school/2110-oceanview-heights-school), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [St Joseph's School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3533-st-joseph-s-school-timaru), decile 7 · EQI 403
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Grantlea Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/2111-grantlea-downs-school), decile 5 · EQI 498
- [Sacred Heart School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3498-sacred-heart-school-timaru), decile 5 · EQI 438
- [Roncalli College](https://www.chch.live/school/358-roncalli-college), decile 7 · EQI 446

## 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.
- [Aigantighe Gardens](https://www.chch.live/park/451-aigantighe-gardens), Reserve · 175 m to its edge
- [Te Weka / Evans Street Bedding](https://www.chch.live/park/483-te-weka-evans-st-bedding), Reserve · 261 m to its edge
- [Virtue Avenue](https://www.chch.live/park/475-virtue-ave), Reserve · 331 m to its edge
- [Maori Park](https://www.chch.live/park/543-maori-park), Sports ground · 341 m to its edge
- [Ashbury Park](https://www.chch.live/park/542-ashbury-park), Sports ground · 356 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.
- [Aigantighe Art Gallery](https://www.chch.live/facility/art-gallery-1), Art gallery · 306 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.388036&lon=171.238242

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 464, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Waimataitai 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=3572 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026