# Warepa School

Full Primary · State · Balclutha

https://www.chch.live/school/3861-warepa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 433

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

## The record
- Old Port Road, Balclutha, 9273
- Roll: 70 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.68, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 64 · Māori 6 · Pacific 2 · Asian 3
- Phone: 03-4182554
- Email: office@warepa.school.nz
- Contact: Susan Adcock
- Website: http://www.warepa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Warepa School, in force from 2008-12-02 · 124 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Romahapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/3811-romahapa-school), decile 9 · EQI 438
- [Waiwera South School](https://www.chch.live/school/3858-waiwera-south-school), decile 8 · EQI 439
- [Stirling School](https://www.chch.live/school/3836-stirling-school), decile 6 · EQI 469
- [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=-46.269676&lon=169.622693

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 433, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Warepa 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=3861 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026