# Whangamata Area School

Composite · State · Whangamata

https://www.chch.live/school/428-whangamata-area-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 460

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

## The record
- Port Road, Whangamata, 3643
- Roll: 546 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1985
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.43, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 435 · Pacific 15 · Asian 29 · MELAA 6 · Other 3 · International 1
- Phone: 07-8658557
- Email: office@whangamata.school.nz
- Contact: Alistair Luke
- Website: http://www.whangamata.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Whangamata Area School (Year 9-13), in force from 2023-01-01 · 443 km²
- Whangamata Area School (Year 1-8), in force from 2023-01-01 · 151 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ōpoutere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1867-opoutere-school), decile 4 · EQI 459
- [Hikuai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1737-hikuai-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Waihi East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2049-waihi-east-school), decile 3 · EQI 470
- [Waihi College](https://www.chch.live/school/114-waihi-college), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [Waihi Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2050-waihi-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 534
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi)](https://www.chch.live/school/1954-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-waihi), decile 3 · EQI 447
- [Te Wharekura o Te Waitangi o Hinemuri (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/4555-te-wharekura-o-te-waitangi-o-hinemuri-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01), not rated
- [Puriri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1911-puriri-school), decile 8 · EQI 475

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.215339&lon=175.866532

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Whangamata Area School?**

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Whangamata Area School have?**

546 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Whangamata Area School's Equity Index?**

EQI 460, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Whangamata Area School have an enrolment zone?**

2 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=428 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026