# Romahapa School

Full Primary · State · Balclutha

https://www.chch.live/school/3811-romahapa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 438

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

## The record
- School Road, Balclutha, 9271
- Roll: 66 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.81, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 59 · Māori 6 · Pacific 10 · Asian 2 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 03-4128849
- Email: principal@romahapa.school.nz
- Contact: Deborah Keach
- Website: https://sites.google.com/romahapa.school.nz/romahapa-school/welcome

## Enrolment zone
- Romahapa School, in force from 2017-07-03 · 152 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Warepa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3861-warepa-school), decile 7 · EQI 433
- [Rosebank School (Balclutha)](https://www.chch.live/school/3812-rosebank-school-balclutha), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [South Otago High School](https://www.chch.live/school/393-south-otago-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 475
- [St Joseph's School (Balclutha)](https://www.chch.live/school/3826-st-joseph-s-school-balclutha), decile 5 · EQI 410
- [Balclutha School](https://www.chch.live/school/3710-balclutha-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Stirling School](https://www.chch.live/school/3836-stirling-school), decile 6 · EQI 469
- [The Catlins Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/394-the-catlins-area-school), decile 7 · EQI 470
- [Kaitangata School](https://www.chch.live/school/3754-kaitangata-school), decile 4 · EQI 496

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-46.34561&lon=169.709372

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Romahapa School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Romahapa School have?**

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

**What is Romahapa School's Equity Index?**

EQI 438, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Romahapa 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=3811 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026