# The Gardens School

Full Primary · State · The Gardens, Manukau

https://www.chch.live/school/6947-the-gardens-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 400

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

## The record
- 101 Charles Prevost Drive, The Gardens, Manukau, 2105
- Roll: 536 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2002
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 135 · Māori 55 · Pacific 110 · Asian 321 · MELAA 24 · Other 6
- Phone: 09-2690041
- Email: reception@thegardens.school.nz
- Contact: Susannah Fowler
- Website: http://www.thegardens.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- The Gardens School, in force from 2008-12-01 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Alfriston College](https://www.chch.live/school/6929-alfriston-college), decile 2 · EQI 496
- [Hillpark School](https://www.chch.live/school/1312-hillpark-school), decile 4 · EQI 425
- [Randwick Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/6944-randwick-park-school), decile 1 · EQI 496
- [Manurewa East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1352-manurewa-east-school), decile 1 · EQI 529
- [Everglade School](https://www.chch.live/school/1164-everglade-school), decile 4 · EQI 424
- [Te Kura Rau Iti](https://www.chch.live/school/594-te-kura-rau-iti), EQI 448
- [Alfriston School](https://www.chch.live/school/1203-alfriston-school), decile 8 · EQI 396
- [Manurewa Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1354-manurewa-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 442

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.004951&lon=174.917435

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in The Gardens.

**How many students does The Gardens School have?**

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

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

EQI 400, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does The Gardens 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=6947 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026