# Cromwell Primary School

Contributing · State · Cromwell

https://www.chch.live/school/3729-cromwell-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 426

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

## The record
- Molyneux Avenue, Cromwell, 9310
- Roll: 417 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1865
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.82, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 338 · Māori 60 · Pacific 21 · Asian 47 · MELAA 25 · Other 2
- Phone: 03-4450264
- Email: admin@cromprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Matt McCormick
- Website: http://www.cromprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Cromwell Primary School, in force from 2024-07-22 · 717 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Cromwell College](https://www.chch.live/school/373-cromwell-college), decile 8 · EQI 445
- [Goldfields School (Cromwell)](https://www.chch.live/school/3741-goldfields-school-cromwell), decile 8 · EQI 431
- [Clyde School](https://www.chch.live/school/3725-clyde-school), decile 9 · EQI 420
- [The Terrace School (Alexandra)](https://www.chch.live/school/3844-the-terrace-school-alexandra), decile 8 · EQI 445
- [Dunstan High School](https://www.chch.live/school/372-dunstan-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 445
- [St Gerard's School (Alexandra)](https://www.chch.live/school/3823-st-gerard-s-school-alexandra), decile 9 · EQI 415
- [Alexandra Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3701-alexandra-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 447
- [Tarras School](https://www.chch.live/school/3843-tarras-school), decile 6 · EQI 443

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.045004&lon=169.203515

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Cromwell Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Cromwell Primary School have?**

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

**What is Cromwell Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Cromwell Primary 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=3729 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026