# Arrowtown School

Full Primary · State · Arrowtown

https://www.chch.live/school/3930-arrowtown-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 395

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

## The record
- 9 Chalmers Place, Arrowtown, 9351
- Roll: 454 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1862
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.93, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 418 · Māori 29 · Pacific 9 · Asian 33 · MELAA 9 · Other 4
- Phone: 03-4421854
- Email: office@arrowtown.school.nz
- Contact: James Rasmussen
- Website: http://www.arrowtown.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Arrowtown School, in force from 2016-06-27 · 230 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Queenstown Grammar School (Proposed)](https://www.chch.live/school/3688-queenstown-grammar-school-proposed), private, not rated
- [Shotover Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/586-shotover-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 396
- [Liger Leadership Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/958-liger-leadership-academy), private, not rated
- [Wakatipu High School](https://www.chch.live/school/374-wakatipu-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 416
- [Kingsview School](https://www.chch.live/school/633-kingsview-school), decile 10 · EQI 403
- [Remarkables Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6783-remarkables-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 397
- [Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau](https://www.chch.live/school/746-te-kura-whakatipu-o-kawarau), EQI 405
- [St Joseph's School (Queenstown)](https://www.chch.live/school/4016-st-joseph-s-school-queenstown), decile 10 · EQI 393

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.948448&lon=168.838744

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 395, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Arrowtown 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=3930 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026