# Abbotsford School

Full Primary · State · Karaka, Dunedin

https://www.chch.live/school/3700-abbotsford-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 438

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

## The record
- 72 North Taieri Road, Karaka, Dunedin, 9052
- Roll: 290 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1953
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.23, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 260 · Māori 58 · Pacific 16 · Asian 17 · MELAA 3 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-4882642
- Email: office@abbotsford.school.nz
- Contact: Stephanie Madden
- Website: http://www.abbotsford.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Abbotsford School, in force from 2005-12-15 · 9 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rau Toroa](https://www.chch.live/school/2351-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-te-rau-toroa), decile 2 · EQI 527
- [St Peter Chanel School (Green Island)](https://www.chch.live/school/3834-st-peter-chanel-school-green-island), decile 8 · EQI 427
- [Green Island School](https://www.chch.live/school/3743-green-island-school), decile 6 · EQI 490
- [Fairfield School (Dunedin)](https://www.chch.live/school/3736-fairfield-school-dunedin), decile 9 · EQI 420
- [Concord School](https://www.chch.live/school/3727-concord-school), decile 4 · EQI 498
- [Balaclava School](https://www.chch.live/school/3709-balaclava-school), decile 8 · EQI 428
- [Kaikorai Valley College](https://www.chch.live/school/381-kaikorai-valley-college), decile 5 · EQI 502
- [Bradford School](https://www.chch.live/school/3716-bradford-school), decile 5 · EQI 475

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.893498&lon=170.417989

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Karaka.

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

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

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

EQI 438, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Abbotsford 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=3700 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026