# Te Kāpehu Whetū

Composite · State · Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/3619-te-kapehu-whetu

## Its rating
Current Equity Index: 529

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

## The record
- 171 Lower Dent Street, Whangarei, 110
- Roll: 177 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 2023
- Isolation index 0.58, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 17 · Pacific 13 · Asian 1 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-955 9996
- Email: j.henare@mokonz.co.nz
- Contact: Raewyn Tipene
- Website: http://www.tkw.ac.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Morningside School](https://www.chch.live/school/1052-morningside-school), decile 3 · EQI 490
- [Renew School](https://www.chch.live/school/1138-renew-school), decile 4 · EQI 461
- [Whangarei Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1129-whangarei-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 506
- [Whangarei School](https://www.chch.live/school/1130-whangarei-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre](https://www.chch.live/school/1007-blomfield-special-school-and-resource-ctre), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Whangārei Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/15-whangarei-boys-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Whangārei Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/16-whangarei-girls-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 471
- [Hora Hora School (Te Mai)](https://www.chch.live/school/1015-hora-hora-school-te-mai), decile 2 · EQI 534

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.727535&lon=174.33015

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Kāpehu Whetū?**

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Kāpehu Whetū have?**

177 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Te Kāpehu Whetū's Equity Index?**

EQI 529.

**Where is Te Kāpehu Whetū?**

171 Lower Dent Street, , Whangarei. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3619 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026