# Paparoa School

Contributing · State · Paparoa

https://www.chch.live/school/1077-paparoa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 468

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

## The record
- 14 Franklin Road, Paparoa, 543
- Roll: 46 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1870
- Isolation index 1.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 31 · Pacific 5 · Asian 2
- Phone: 09-4317379
- Email: admin@paparoa.school.nz
- Contact: Karyn Taylor
- Website: http://www.paparoa.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Matakohe School](https://www.chch.live/school/1042-matakohe-school), decile 4 · EQI 515
- [Maungaturoto School](https://www.chch.live/school/1049-maungaturoto-school), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Otamatea Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/283-otamatea-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Otamatea High School](https://www.chch.live/school/21-otamatea-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 480
- [Tinopai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1114-tinopai-school), decile 1 · EQI 534
- [Waiotira School](https://www.chch.live/school/1124-waiotira-school), decile 3 · EQI 465
- [Ruawai College](https://www.chch.live/school/22-ruawai-college), decile 4 · EQI 526
- [Ruawai Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1095-ruawai-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 501

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.099534&lon=174.233448

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Paparoa School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Paparoa School have?**

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

**What is Paparoa School's Equity Index?**

EQI 468, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Paparoa School?**

14 Franklin Road, , Paparoa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1077 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026