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Maniototo Area School

Composite · State · Ranfurly

139 students on the roll · EQI 470.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 470. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 15 Caulfeild Street, Ranfurly, 9332
  • Roll: 139 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1969
  • Isolation index 2.26, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural settlement
  • Phone: 03-4449341
  • Email: office@maniototo.school.nz
  • Contact: Andrew Hunter (Acting)
  • Website: maniototo.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 99 · 71%
Māori 36 · 26%
Pacific 1 · 1%
Asian 17 · 12%
MELAA 3 · 2%
Other 1 · 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

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 Maniototo Area School?

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Maniototo Area School have?

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

What is Maniototo Area School's Equity Index?

EQI 470, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Maniototo Area School?

15 Caulfeild Street, , Ranfurly. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.