Kaiapoi High School

Kaiapoi · Canterbury Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Medium urban area · Enrolment scheme

Kaiapoi High School at a glance

Kaiapoi High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Kaiapoi, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,044 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 465. The school has been open since 1972.

With 1,044 students on roll, Kaiapoi High School is a very large school — larger than about 95% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 465, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

82.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.1%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.38 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 88682.5%

Pasifika 373.4%

Asian 878.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 181.7%

Other 191.8%

International 272.5%

European 886 · 82.5%

Pasifika 37 · 3.4%

Asian 87 · 8.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 18 · 1.7%

Other 19 · 1.8%

International 27 · 2.5%

Total roll recorded: 1,044 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

1,044Students on rollLarger than 95% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

465Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.71Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.38Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityWaimakariri District
Education regionCanterbury, Chatham Islands
Regional councilCanterbury Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1972
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaKaiapoi South
WardKaiapoi-Woodend Ward
General electorateWaimakariri
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Kaiapoi 43.3872° S · 172.6461° E

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Nearby schools

Karanga Mai Young Parents CollegeKaiapoi · Teen Parent Unit 0.1 km St Patrick's School (Kaiapoi)Kaiapoi · Full Primary 0.7 km Kaiapoi Borough SchoolKaiapoi · Full Primary 1 km Kaiapoi North SchoolKaiapoi · Full Primary 1.9 km Clarkville Te Kura ki WaimātaoKaiapoi · Full Primary 2.8 km Ōhoka SchoolKaiapoi · Full Primary 4.9 km

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About this data

School #314 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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