Last updated October 2026
Elgin School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 2 Knox Street, Elgin-Gisborne, Gisborne. It opened in 1955 and had 42 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Waiarani Eruera
- Address
- 2 Knox Street, Elgin-Gisborne, Gisborne
- Phone
- 06 867 5454
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 42 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from October 2023. A profile report sets out what ERO and the school have agreed to evaluate together rather than judging results.
At Elgin the focus is how well teaching builds in te ao Māori to lift equity and excellence for all tamariki, with hoped-for gains in attendance, faster progress for tamariki who are behind, and more consistent use of assessment.
ERO named a collaborative staff committed to better outcomes and the school’s value of manaaki, which supports hauora and learning, as strengths to build on.
ERO’s next steps are professional learning so effective teaching and the use of assessment are consistent across the school, stronger relationships with whānau and the community, and continuing to put te reo and tikanga Māori at the centre of school culture, curriculum and practice.
Read the ERO reports for Elgin School
Enrolling
The school has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol. Contact the school office to start an enrolment.
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 Elgin
Elgin School is in Elgin. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Elgin guide →Questions parents ask
Is Elgin School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
42 at 1 Sep 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?
562. 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, 29 Oct 2026 (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).