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Halfway Bush School

Contributing · State · Halfway Bush, Dunedin

40 students on the roll in Halfway Bush · EQI 498.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 498. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 54 Ashmore Street, Halfway Bush, Dunedin, 9010
  • Roll: 40 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1956
  • Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 03-4763207
  • Email: office@hwb.school.nz
  • Contact: Brian Filipo
  • Website: hwb.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 28 · 70%
Māori 9 · 23%
Pacific 8 · 20%
Asian 4 · 10%

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

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Halfway Bush School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Halfway Bush.

How many students does Halfway Bush School have?

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

What is Halfway Bush School's Equity Index?

EQI 498, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Halfway Bush School?

54 Ashmore Street, Halfway Bush, Dunedin. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.