# Papakura High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/101-papakura-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 531

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

## The record
- Willis Road, Papakura, 2244
- Roll: 1,309 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori or a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 206 · Māori 620 · Pacific 582 · Asian 300 · MELAA 24 · Other 5
- Phone: 09-2964400
- Email: accounts@papakurahigh.school.nz
- Contact: Simon Craggs
- Website: http://www.papakurahigh.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papakura High School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 435 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Papakura Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1422-papakura-intermediate), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Papakura Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6113-papakura-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Kelvin Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1332-kelvin-road-school), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Edmund Hillary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1267-edmund-hillary-school), decile 1 · EQI 528
- [Cosgrove School](https://www.chch.live/school/1257-cosgrove-school), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Opaheke School](https://www.chch.live/school/1401-opaheke-school), decile 4 · EQI 460
- [Papakura Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1421-papakura-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 437
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)](https://www.chch.live/school/1502-st-mary-s-catholic-school-papakura), decile 4 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.062945&lon=174.950801

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Papakura High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Papakura High School have?**

1,309 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Papakura High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 531, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Papakura High 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=101 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026