# Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau

Full Primary · State · Queenstown

https://www.chch.live/school/746-te-kura-whakatipu-o-kawarau

## Its rating
Current Equity Index: 405

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

## The record
- 85 Howden Drive, Queenstown, 9349
- Roll: 566 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2022
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.7, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 388 · Māori 45 · Pacific 17 · Asian 146 · MELAA 37 · Other 5
- Phone: 03-9744644
- Email: office@kawarau.school.nz
- Contact: Tania McNamara
- Website: https://www.kawarau.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau, in force from 2021-12-16 · 181 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Wakatipu High School](https://www.chch.live/school/374-wakatipu-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 416
- [Remarkables Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6783-remarkables-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 397
- [Kingsview School](https://www.chch.live/school/633-kingsview-school), decile 10 · EQI 403
- [Liger Leadership Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/958-liger-leadership-academy), private, not rated
- [Shotover Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/586-shotover-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 396
- [St Joseph's School (Queenstown)](https://www.chch.live/school/4016-st-joseph-s-school-queenstown), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Queenstown Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/4005-queenstown-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 402
- [Queenstown Grammar School (Proposed)](https://www.chch.live/school/3688-queenstown-grammar-school-proposed), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.067998&lon=168.745336

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau have?**

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

**What is Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau's Equity Index?**

EQI 405.

**Does Te Kura Whakatipu o Kawarau 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=746 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026