Five Forks School

Full Primary · State · Waitaki

63 students on the roll · EQI 449.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 449. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

1403 Kakanui Valley Road, Waitaki, 9491
Roll: 63 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations may be requested
Opened 1912
Isolation index 1.51, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 03-4324110
Email: office@fiveforks.school.nz
Contact: Belinda Brosnan

Who the roll is

European 55 · 87%

Māori 4 · 6%

Pacific 2 · 3%

Asian 7 · 11%

MELAA 1 · 2%

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

Weston School, decile 8 · EQI 434 · 12.0 km
Totara School, decile 6 · EQI 450 · 12.5 km
Maheno School, decile 6 · EQI 430 · 13.9 km
Ardgowan School, decile 6 · EQI 453 · 15.5 km
Fenwick School, decile 6 · EQI 465 · 16.2 km
St Joseph's School (Oamaru), decile 6 · EQI 437 · 16.4 km
Te Pākihi o Maru, decile 4 · EQI 502 · 16.4 km
Waitaki Girls' High School, decile 6 · EQI 478 · 16.6 km

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point, libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

Five Forks Hall, Hall · 31 m

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Five Forks School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Five Forks School have?

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

What is Five Forks School's Equity Index?

EQI 449, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Where is Five Forks School?

1403 Kakanui Valley Road, , Waitaki. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.