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Paihia School

Full Primary · State · Paihia

154 students on the roll · EQI 497.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 497. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • School Road, Paihia, 200
  • Roll: 154 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1928
  • Isolation index 1.66, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 09-4027133
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Chris Bell
  • Website: paihia.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 68 · 44%
Pacific 20 · 13%
Asian 31 · 20%
MELAA 2 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Paihia School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Paihia School have?

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

What is Paihia School's Equity Index?

EQI 497, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Paihia School?

School Road, , Paihia. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.