Karamū High School

Hastings · Hawke's Bay Region

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

Karamū High School at a glance

Karamū High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Hastings, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 880 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 484. The school has been open since 1962.

With 880 students on roll, Karamū High School is a very large school — larger than about 93% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 484, 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.

The largest group is European at 70.3%, with a meaningful Asian community at 16% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.08 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 54870.3%

Pasifika 779.9%

Asian 12516.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 263.3%

Other 30.4%

European 548 · 70.3%

Pasifika 77 · 9.9%

Asian 125 · 16.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 26 · 3.3%

Other 3 · 0.4%

Total roll recorded: 880 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

880Students on rollLarger than 93% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

484Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.9Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.08Isolation indexvery low isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityHastings District
Education regionHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Regional councilHawke's Bay 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
Opened1962
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMayfair
WardHeretaunga General Ward
General electorateTukituki
Māori electorate—

Location

Hawke's Bay Region

Hastings 39.6465° S · 176.8664° E

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Nearby schools

Parkvale SchoolHastings · Contributing 0.8 km Mayfair SchoolHastings · Contributing 1.1 km St John's College (Hastings)Hastings · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.1 km St Joseph's School (Hastings)Hastings · Full Primary 1.7 km Taikura Rudolf Steiner SchoolHastings · Composite 2.1 km Kōwhai SchoolHastings · Specialist School 2.1 km