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Waimate High School

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Waimate

291 students on the roll · EQI 481.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 481. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Paul Street, Waimate, 7924
  • Roll: 291 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1929
  • Isolation index 1.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 03-6898920
  • Email: office@waimate-high.school.nz
  • Contact: Andrew Jones
  • Website: waimatehigh.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 219 · 75%
Māori 41 · 14%
Pacific 10 · 3%
Asian 38 · 13%
MELAA 3 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point, libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Waimate High School?

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Waimate High School have?

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

What is Waimate High School's Equity Index?

EQI 481, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

What is near Waimate High School?

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