# Paparore School

Contributing · State · Awanui

https://www.chch.live/school/1078-paparore-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 483

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

## The record
- 157 West Coast Road, Awanui, 486
- Roll: 168 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1900
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.82, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 90 · Pacific 16 · Asian 8 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-4067360
- Email: principal@paparore.school.nz
- Contact: John Windleborn
- Website: http://www.paparore.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Paparore School, in force from 2016-08-01 · 59 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tumanako Christian College](https://www.chch.live/school/4552-tumanako-christian-college), private, not rated
- [Awanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1004-awanui-school), decile 2 · EQI 544
- [TKKM o Tūtūtarakihi](https://www.chch.live/school/960-tkkm-o-tututarakihi), EQI 540
- [Te Rangi Aniwaniwa](https://www.chch.live/school/1147-te-rangi-aniwaniwa), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Kaitaia Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1025-kaitaia-intermediate), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Te Kura o Waihārara](https://www.chch.live/school/1120-te-kura-o-waiharara), decile 1 · EQI 561
- [Oturu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1071-oturu-school), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Pompallier Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1082-pompallier-catholic-school), decile 3 · EQI 462

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.027928&lon=173.202855

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 483, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Paparore 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=1078 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026