# Balmacewen Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Wakari, Dunedin

https://www.chch.live/school/3711-balmacewen-intermediate

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 425

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

## The record
- 44 Chapman Street, Wakari, Dunedin, 9010
- Roll: 476 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1964
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 397 · Māori 62 · Pacific 23 · Asian 47 · MELAA 19 · Other 12 · International 1
- Phone: 03-466 7251
- Email: office@balmacewen.school.nz
- Contact: Corey Todd
- Website: http://www.balmacewen.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Balmacewen Intermediate, in force from 2010-11-17 · 13 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Columba College](https://www.chch.live/school/386-columba-college), decile 10 · EQI 391
- [Kaikorai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3753-kaikorai-school), decile 9 · EQI 397
- [John McGlashan College](https://www.chch.live/school/387-john-mcglashan-college), decile 10 · EQI 390
- [St Mary's School (Dunedin)](https://www.chch.live/school/3830-st-mary-s-school-dunedin), decile 6 · EQI 403
- [Wakari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3859-wakari-school), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Māori Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/3768-maori-hill-school), decile 10 · EQI 373
- [Otago Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/377-otago-boys-high-school), decile 9 · EQI 432
- [St Hildas Collegiate](https://www.chch.live/school/380-st-hildas-collegiate), decile 10 · EQI 394

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.85924&lon=170.489862

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Balmacewen Intermediate?**

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational, in Wakari.

**How many students does Balmacewen Intermediate have?**

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

**What is Balmacewen Intermediate's Equity Index?**

EQI 425, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Balmacewen Intermediate 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=3711 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026