Key facts
- School number2613
- School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1865
About Meeanee School
Meeanee School is a Years 1–8 primary school located on Gavin Black Street, off Meeanee Road, on the outskirts of Napier city in Hawke's Bay. The school is approximately five minutes from both Taradale and central Napier.
The school has 5 classes and a capacity of just over 100 students. An enrolment zone is in place. The curriculum places emphasis on core subjects, sports, and the arts.
The school's grounds include a swimming pool, playing fields, a hard court area, playground, sandpit, bike track, edible orchard, and gardening area. A Board of Trustees and a parent–teacher association (PTA) are both active at the school.
Enrolment
Enrolment scheme on recordMeeanee School has an enrolment scheme (a home zone) on record. Living inside it guarantees a place; living outside it does not, though out-of-zone applications may still be considered.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 493, Meeanee School is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Meeanee School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Meeanee School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 82 students (79.6%)
- Asian — 1 students (1%)
- Pacific — 10 students (9.7%)
- Māori — 30 students (29.1%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Taradale Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 3.4 km
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Heretaunga Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 11 km
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Hastings Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 12.4 km
Location
- Street address6 Gavin Black Street
- SuburbMeeanee
- CityNapier
- Local authorityNapier City
Official contact details
- ContactDamion Kinsey
- Phone+64 6 844 2073
- Emailoffice@meeanee.school.nz
- Websitewww.meeanee.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Meeanee School, regardless of year level.
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Parkside Christian S D A School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 2.9 km
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Reignier Catholic School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 3 km
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Greenmeadows School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 3.2 km
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Taradale Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 3.4 km
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Bledisloe School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 3.4 km
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Co-curricular Activities
Meeanee School offers the following named sports, arts, and cultural activities:
- Basketball — school teams compete in Year 1/2, Year 3/4, Year 5/6, and Year 7/8 leagues run by Basketball Hawke's Bay
- Canoe Polo — teams enter the Hawke's Bay Autumn League (Term 2) and Spring League (Term 4)
- Netball — teams entered across year levels throughout the year
- Volleyball — Kiwi Volley for Years 3/4 and 5/6; Superleague for Year 7/8, run by Volleyball Hawke's Bay
- Football — one-off tournament days
- Rippa Rugby — one-off tournament days
- Barefoot 7's — one-off tournament days
- Tough Kid challenges — one-off tournament days
- Ukulele — taught by Mrs M to multiple groups; one group participates in the Ukulele Festival
- Recorder — tutor Anton Wuts works with a Year 7/8 group
- Drum bins — student group meets on Fridays
- School Singing — held on Thursday afternoons, half an hour per session
- Kapa Haka — held on Thursday afternoons, half an hour per session
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Meeanee School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Meeanee School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Meeanee School's official website | Current | 27 September 2026 |