# Dargaville Primary School

Contributing · State · Dargaville

https://www.chch.live/school/1009-dargaville-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 492

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Portland St, Dargaville, 340
- Roll: 405 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1877
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.58, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 257 · Pacific 31 · Asian 26 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 09-4397255
- Email: office@dargavilleprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Anne Heappey
- Website: http://www.dargavilleprimary.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Dargaville Primary School, in force from 2023-10-17 · 181 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Dargaville)](https://www.chch.live/school/1098-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-dargaville), decile 4 · EQI 484
- [Dargaville Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1008-dargaville-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 514
- [Dargaville High School](https://www.chch.live/school/19-dargaville-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 515
- [Selwyn Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1097-selwyn-park-school), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Tangowahine School](https://www.chch.live/school/1105-tangowahine-school), decile 4 · EQI 513
- [Arapohue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1002-arapohue-school), decile 2 · EQI 502
- [Te Kopuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1111-te-kopuru-school), decile 2 · EQI 519
- [Kaihu Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1020-kaihu-valley-school), decile 2 · EQI 563

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.939306&lon=173.866881

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Dargaville Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Dargaville Primary School have?**

405 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Dargaville Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 492, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Dargaville Primary School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1009 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026