# Waitati School

Full Primary · State · Waitati

https://www.chch.live/school/3857-waitati-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 421

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

## The record
- Mount Cargill Road, Waitati, 9085
- Roll: 54 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1864
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.42, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 44 · Māori 18 · Pacific 3 · Asian 3
- Phone: 03-4822888
- Email: office@waitati.school.nz
- Contact: Tara O'Neill
- Website: http://www.waitati.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Waitati School, in force from 2021-10-18 · 161 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Pūrākaunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/3807-purakaunui-school), decile 10 · EQI 443
- [Warrington School](https://www.chch.live/school/3862-warrington-school), decile 8 · EQI 397
- [Sawyers Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/3817-sawyers-bay-school), decile 6 · EQI 432
- [Port Chalmers School](https://www.chch.live/school/3803-port-chalmers-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [St Leonard's School (Dunedin)](https://www.chch.live/school/3829-st-leonard-s-school-dunedin), decile 10 · EQI 414
- [North East Valley Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/3783-north-east-valley-normal-school), decile 7 · EQI 450
- [Pine Hill School (Dunedin)](https://www.chch.live/school/3801-pine-hill-school-dunedin), decile 3 · EQI 509
- [Broad Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/3718-broad-bay-school), decile 9 · EQI 432

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.75501&lon=170.57295

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 421, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Waitati 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=3857 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026