Matangi School

Matangi · Waikato Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Rural other · Enrolment scheme

Matangi School at a glance

Matangi School is a co-educational contributing school in Matangi, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 192 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 398. The school has been open since 1910.

With 192 students on roll, Matangi School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 46% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 398, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 65 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

85.2% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 9.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.29 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 15585.2%

Pasifika 73.8%

Asian 179.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 21.1%

Other 10.5%

European 155 · 85.2%

Pasifika 7 · 3.8%

Asian 17 · 9.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 2 · 1.1%

Other 1 · 0.5%

Total roll recorded: 192 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

192Students on rollLarger than 46% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

398Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.56Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.29Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural other
Territorial authorityWaikato District
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato 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 may be requested
Opened1910
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaPukemoremore
WardTamahere-Woodlands General Ward
General electorateWaikato
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Matangi 37.8036° S · 175.3937° E

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Nearby schools

Newstead Model SchoolNewstead · Contributing 4.3 km Tamahere Model Country SchoolHamilton · Contributing 4.3 km Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist SchoolHamilton · Full Primary 4.9 km Waikato Montessori Education CentreHamilton · Full Primary 5.4 km Silverdale Normal SchoolHamilton · Contributing 5.8 km Berkley Normal Middle SchoolHamilton · Restricted Composite (Year 7-10) 5.8 km

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About this data

School #1814 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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