# The Forest School

Full Primary · Charter School · Waiwera, Orewa

https://www.chch.live/school/4541-the-forest-school

## Its rating
Current Equity Index: 462

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

## The record
- 605 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Waiwera, Orewa
- Co-Educational
- Opened 2026
- Isolation index 0.57, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Email: office@theforest.school.nz
- Contact: Tennille Murdoch
- Website: https://www.theforest.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Orewa Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1406-orewa-beach-school), decile 7 · EQI 425
- [Nukumea Primary School - Te Kura Tuatahi O Nukumea](https://www.chch.live/school/767-nukumea-primary-school-te-kura-tuatahi-o-nukumea), EQI 412
- [Orewa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1407-orewa-primary-school), decile 9 · EQI 390
- [Orewa College](https://www.chch.live/school/25-orewa-college), decile 9 · EQI 432
- [KingsWay School](https://www.chch.live/school/432-kingsway-school), decile 9 · EQI 388
- [Silverdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1482-silverdale-school), decile 10 · EQI 382
- [Red Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1194-red-beach-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Meraki Montessori School](https://www.chch.live/school/728-meraki-montessori-school), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.560733&lon=174.698008

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is The Forest School?**

Full Primary · Charter School · Co-Educational, in Waiwera.

**What is The Forest School's Equity Index?**

EQI 462.

**Where is The Forest School?**

605 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Waiwera, Orewa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=4541 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026