# Parua Bay School

Full Primary · State · Parua Bay, Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1080-parua-bay-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 432

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

## The record
- 1396 Whangarei Heads Road, Parua Bay, Whangarei, 174
- Roll: 295 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.02, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 251 · Pacific 9 · Asian 9 · MELAA 6 · Other 3
- Phone: 09-4365814
- Email: admin@paruabay.school.nz
- Contact: Mark Ashcroft
- Website: http://www.paruabay.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Parua Bay School, in force from 2018-01-01 · 115 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whangarei Heads School](https://www.chch.live/school/1128-whangarei-heads-school), decile 8 · EQI 408
- [One Tree Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1061-one-tree-point-school), decile 4 · EQI 441
- [Onerahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1062-onerahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [Raurimu Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1092-raurimu-avenue-school), decile 3 · EQI 569
- [Bream Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/20-bream-bay-college), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1084-portland-school-te-kura-o-tikorangi), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Te Kāpehu Whetū](https://www.chch.live/school/3619-te-kapehu-whetu), EQI 529
- [Ruakākā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1094-ruakaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 485

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.769841&lon=174.479467

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Parua Bay School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Parua Bay.

**How many students does Parua Bay School have?**

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

**What is Parua Bay School's Equity Index?**

EQI 432, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Parua Bay 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=1080 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026