Kaiapoi High School
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Kaiapoi High School
A Improving School With Clear Development Priorities
Kaiapoi High School is making steady progress with strong leadership and positive classroom environments, but faces notable challenges including low regular attendance and gaps in achievement for Māori students at higher NCEA levels. ERO recognises the school's collaborative approach and improving conditions for learner success, while identifying specific actions needed around data use, culturally responsive teaching, and attendance.
Source: ERO, 15 December 2025 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Kaiapoi High School
101 Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi
Static enrolment zone preview. A report can check a specific home address against this school.
Your address is only used to check this zone — never shared or shown to schools.
Prefer a quick answer? Use the free School Zone Checker — instant, no report needed.
Check school zones by addressHow zones and ballots work
See your address on this school’s zone map
The eligibility check stays free. Your report maps where you sit and adds travel analysis.
Built around your family
What a personalised report adds
The school facts stay free, and zone checks don't need a report. A report brings the details for Kaiapoi High School and your address into one place.
See your address on the school zone map
Zone checks stay free. The report brings your address and the boundary together on one map.
Plan the morning school run
See estimated drive and public transport times from your home.
Read NCEA results with context
Compare several years of results with the national rate.
Understand the latest Education Review Office findings
Get a straightforward summary of what reviewers found.
See the full format before deciding.
Quick answers
What families ask about Kaiapoi High School
- Does Kaiapoi High School have an enrolment zone?
- Yes. An enrolment scheme is listed and the available zone map is shown below. Check your exact address before relying on eligibility.
- What year levels does Kaiapoi High School teach?
- Kaiapoi High School teaches Year 9–13.
- What is Kaiapoi High School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 465. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 1,027 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is December 2025.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1972
- Principal
- Jason Reid
- Urban/rural setting
- Medium urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
Similar schools
Other comparable schools you might consider
- Equity Index
- 446Balanced Profile
- Students
- 168
- Distance
- 160.2 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 446Balanced Profile
- Students
- Not available
- Distance
- 13.5 km
- Enrolment zone
- No zone
- Equity Index
- 446Balanced Profile
- Students
- 503
- Distance
- 159.2 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 444Balanced Profile
- Students
- 367
- Distance
- 70.4 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Equity Index
- 442Balanced Profile
- Students
- 658
- Distance
- 16.6 km
- Enrolment zone
- No zone
- Equity Index
- 440Balanced Profile
- Students
- 1,102
- Distance
- 17.7 km
- Enrolment zone
- Yes