chch.live a school

Te Karaka Area School

Composite · State · Te Karaka, Gisborne

104 students on the roll in Te Karaka · EQI 545.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 545. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 5 Kanakanaia Road, Te Karaka, Gisborne, 4042
  • Roll: 104 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 2011
  • Isolation index 1.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural settlement
  • Phone: 06-8623097
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Renae Savage
  • Website: tkas.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 11 · 11%
Pacific 3 · 3%
Asian 1 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Te Karaka Area School?

Composite · State · Co-Educational, in Te Karaka.

How many students does Te Karaka Area School have?

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

What is Te Karaka Area School's Equity Index?

EQI 545, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Te Karaka Area School?

5 Kanakanaia Road, Te Karaka, Gisborne. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.