# Waimate Main School

Contributing · State · Waimate

https://www.chch.live/school/3574-waimate-main-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 483

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

## The record
- 25 John Street, Waimate, 7924
- Roll: 86 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1867
- Isolation index 1.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 51 · Māori 10 · Pacific 3 · Asian 23 · MELAA 3 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-6898887
- Email: office@waimatemain.school.nz
- Contact: Anna Nicolson
- Website: http://www.waimatemain.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Waimate High School](https://www.chch.live/school/362-waimate-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [St Patrick's School (Waimate)](https://www.chch.live/school/3539-st-patrick-s-school-waimate), decile 5 · EQI 408
- [Waimate Centennial School](https://www.chch.live/school/3573-waimate-centennial-school), decile 4 · EQI 473
- [Waituna Creek School](https://www.chch.live/school/3579-waituna-creek-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Waihao Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3567-waihao-downs-school), decile 9 · EQI 442
- [Makikihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3426-makikihi-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Glenavy School](https://www.chch.live/school/3348-glenavy-school), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [St Andrew's School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3519-st-andrew-s-school-timaru), decile 7 · EQI 479

## 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.
- [Seddon Square](https://www.chch.live/park/864-seddon-square), 68 m to its edge
- [Boland Park](https://www.chch.live/park/863-boland-park), 95 m to its edge
- [Stadium Grounds](https://www.chch.live/park/865-stadium-grounds), 173 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.
- [Waimate Highland Pipe Band Hall](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-88), Hall · 97 m
- [Car Park, 105 Queen Street, Waimate](https://www.chch.live/facility/car-park-28), Car park · 160 m
- [Margaret B Cruickshank Md](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-95), Monument · 162 m
- [Waimate Hospital](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-98), Monument · 179 m
- [Waimate District Council](https://www.chch.live/facility/council-office-7), Council office · 181 m
- [Public Library](https://www.chch.live/facility/library-9), Library · 184 m
- [Boer War Memorial, Victoria Terrace](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-94), Monument · 198 m
- [Waimate Event Centre](https://www.chch.live/facility/recreation-centre-15), Recreation centre · 203 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.736306&lon=171.046665

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Waimate Main School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Waimate Main School have?**

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

**What is Waimate Main School's Equity Index?**

EQI 483, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**What is near Waimate Main School?**

Seddon Square, Boland Park, Stadium Grounds, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3574 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026