# Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi

Contributing · State · Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1084-portland-school-te-kura-o-tikorangi

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 515

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

## The record
- 10 Portland School Road, Whangarei, 178
- Roll: 109 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1918
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.74, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 27 · Pacific 14 · Asian 1 · MELAA 4 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-4322897
- Email: admin@portland.school.nz
- Contact: Rachel Bycroft
- Website: https://www.portland.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Portland School, in force from 2024-10-14 · 29 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Otaika Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1068-otaika-valley-school), decile 4 · EQI 470
- [Raurimu Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1092-raurimu-avenue-school), decile 3 · EQI 569
- [Onerahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1062-onerahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [Manaia View School](https://www.chch.live/school/1648-manaia-view-school), decile 1 · EQI 565
- [He Mataariki School for Teen Parents](https://www.chch.live/school/2757-he-mataariki-school-for-teen-parents), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Morningside School](https://www.chch.live/school/1052-morningside-school), decile 3 · EQI 490
- [Hora Hora School (Te Mai)](https://www.chch.live/school/1015-hora-hora-school-te-mai), decile 2 · EQI 534
- [Pompallier Catholic College](https://www.chch.live/school/17-pompallier-catholic-college), decile 7 · EQI 424

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.798856&lon=174.326546

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi have?**

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

**What is Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi's Equity Index?**

EQI 515, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi 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=1084 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026