Kaiapoi High School

SecondaryCo-EducationalYear 9–13StateHas enrolment zone
101 Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi
1,027 students
Very large school
465
Equity Index · Balanced Profile
Zoned enrolment
In-zone place guaranteed

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Our read on Kaiapoi High School

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Latest review: December 2025

This is an evaluation report from the Education Review Office (ERO), dated December 2025. ERO looked at student achievement, attendance, teaching, curriculum, and how the school supports its diverse community, among other areas. ERO found some positive practice alongside clear shortfalls, particularly around attendance and NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) results, and set out a number of priorities for the school to work on.

Source: ERO, 15 December 2025 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean

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Where the school sits and who it accepts

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Kaiapoi High School

101 Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi, Kaiapoi

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How enrolment at Kaiapoi High School works

Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.

Kaiapoi High School has an enrolment scheme, so it has a home zone. A child who lives inside that zone is entitled to enrol. Check your street address against the boundary using the zone checker above — confirm the result with the school before relying on it.

Families outside the zone can apply only when the school offers out-of-zone places for the intake they need. When applications exceed the places available, the school works through the priority groups in this order, with a supervised random ballot inside an oversubscribed group:

  1. Students accepted for an approved special programme, where the school runs one
  2. Siblings of current students
  3. Siblings of former students
  4. Children of former students
  5. Children of school-board employees or board members
  6. All other applicants

Priority is not a guarantee: if a group has more applicants than places, that group goes to a ballot and the groups below it receive nothing in that round. Read our guide to out-of-zone enrolment and ballots for the application steps, evidence and deadlines.

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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 Requested
Donations not requested (except school camps)

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