# Ardgowan School

Full Primary · State · Oamaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3704-ardgowan-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 453

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

## The record
- Ardgowan Road, Oamaru, 9492
- Roll: 131 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1903
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.25, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 124 · Māori 18 · Pacific 6 · Asian 6 · MELAA 7
- Phone: 03-4331366
- Email: office@ardgowan.school.nz
- Contact: Adelle Banks
- Website: https://www.ardgowan.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Ardgowan School, in force from 2019-01-28 · 36 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Kevins College (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/369-st-kevins-college-oamaru), decile 7 · EQI 447
- [Oamaru Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3784-oamaru-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Pembroke School (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3737-pembroke-school-oamaru), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Waitaki Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/365-waitaki-boys-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 477
- [Waitaki Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/366-waitaki-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Te Pākihi o Maru](https://www.chch.live/school/3785-te-pakihi-o-maru), decile 4 · EQI 502
- [St Joseph's School (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3825-st-joseph-s-school-oamaru), decile 6 · EQI 437
- [Weston School](https://www.chch.live/school/3864-weston-school), decile 8 · EQI 434

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.061243&lon=170.967238

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 453, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Ardgowan 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=3704 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026