Peria School

Full Primary · State · Kaitaia

72 students on the roll · EQI 498.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 498. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

1430 Oruru Road, Kaitaia, 482
Roll: 72 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1873
Isolation index 2.72, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 09-4085834
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Ariana Williams
Website: peria.school.nz/index.html

Who the roll is

European 56 · 78%

Pacific 4 · 6%

MELAA 1 · 1%

Other 1 · 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

Taipa Area School, decile 2 · EQI 530 · 11.8 km
Mangonui School, decile 3 · EQI 495 · 12.8 km
Pamapuria School, decile 2 · EQI 546 · 12.9 km
Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao, EQI 523 · 13.6 km
Mangamuka School, decile 1 · EQI 556 · 13.6 km
Oruaiti School, decile 2 · EQI 467 · 14.0 km
Kaingaroa School (Kaitaia), decile 3 · EQI 490 · 16.5 km
Te Rangi Aniwaniwa, decile 1 · EQI 519 · 18.3 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Peria School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Peria School have?

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

What is Peria School's Equity Index?

EQI 498, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Peria School?

1430 Oruru Road, , Kaitaia. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.