# Wakari School

Contributing · State · Wakari, Dunedin

https://www.chch.live/school/3859-wakari-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 440

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

## The record
- 150 Helensburgh Road, Wakari, Dunedin, 9010
- Roll: 314 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 260 · Māori 43 · Pacific 15 · Asian 25 · MELAA 17 · Other 11
- Phone: 03-4763140
- Email: principal@wakari.school.nz
- Contact: Stacey Gribben
- Website: http://www.wakari.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Wakari School, in force from 2018-12-11 · 6 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's School (Dunedin)](https://www.chch.live/school/3830-st-mary-s-school-dunedin), decile 6 · EQI 403
- [Balmacewen Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3711-balmacewen-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 425
- [Halfway Bush School](https://www.chch.live/school/3745-halfway-bush-school), decile 3 · EQI 498
- [Kaikorai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3753-kaikorai-school), decile 9 · EQI 397
- [Columba College](https://www.chch.live/school/386-columba-college), decile 10 · EQI 391
- [John McGlashan College](https://www.chch.live/school/387-john-mcglashan-college), decile 10 · EQI 390
- [Māori Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/3768-maori-hill-school), decile 10 · EQI 373
- [Brockville School](https://www.chch.live/school/3719-brockville-school), decile 2 · EQI 528

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.856391&lon=170.479808

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Wakari.

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

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

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

EQI 440, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Wakari 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=3859 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026