# Goldfields School (Cromwell)

Contributing · State · Cromwell

https://www.chch.live/school/3741-goldfields-school-cromwell

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 431

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

## The record
- Gilling Place, Cromwell, 9310
- Roll: 338 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1979
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.85, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 272 · Māori 19 · Pacific 10 · Asian 46 · MELAA 15 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-445 0326
- Email: office@goldfields.school.nz
- Contact: Anna Harrison
- Website: http://www.goldfields.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Goldfields School (Cromwell), in force from 2024-07-22 · 284 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
- [Cromwell Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3729-cromwell-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 426
- [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=-45.043384&lon=169.186586

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Goldfields School (Cromwell)?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Goldfields School (Cromwell) have?**

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

**What is Goldfields School (Cromwell)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 431, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Goldfields School (Cromwell) 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=3741 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026