Last updated November 2026
Meeanee School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 6 Gavin Black Street, Meeanee, Napier. It opened in 1865 and had 103 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Jervoistown, Awatoto and Meeanee, and parts of Te Awa, Onekawa and Pirimai; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
At a glance
- Principal
- Damion Kinsey
- Address
- 6 Gavin Black Street, Meeanee, Napier
- Phone
- 06 844 2073
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Awatoto, Meeanee Napier and Jervoistown.
Parts of Te Awa Napier, Onekawa Napier and Pirimai: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 103 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from October 2024. ERO found that most students are engaged and achieve well in reading and maths, and that wellbeing and a sense of belonging are clear across the school.
Regular attendance was meeting the Ministry of Education target at the time. Leaders are guided by a vision built around the community’s hopes for its children, track each student’s progress and add support where it is needed. ERO noted that the school is working to lift reading and writing for Māori students and writing for boys.
The next steps agreed with ERO are professional learning in evidence-based reading and writing, planned school-wide teaching of te reo Māori with a way to measure its quality, keeping the curriculum and assessment in line with national changes, and a regular cycle of self-review for the school board.
Read the ERO reports for Meeanee School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Contact the school office for how to enrol and for the current enrolment scheme and zone details.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Meeanee Napier
Meeanee School is in Meeanee Napier. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Meeanee Napier guide →Questions parents ask
Is Meeanee School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Awatoto, Meeanee Napier and Jervoistown and parts of Te Awa Napier, Onekawa Napier and Pirimai.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
103 at 1 Oct 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
493. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 7 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).