Pukenui School (Kaitaia)

Full Primary · State · Pukenui

104 students on the roll · EQI 484.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 484. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

35 Lamb Road, Pukenui, 484
Roll: 104 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1896
Isolation index 3.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 09-4098812
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Ruahine Smith
Website: schoolground.co.nz/pukenui_school_kaitaia

Who the roll is

European 67 · 64%

Pacific 7 · 7%

Asian 3 · 3%

MELAA 5 · 5%

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

Ngataki School, decile 1 · EQI 551 · 10.3 km
Te Kura o Waihārara, decile 1 · EQI 561 · 14.5 km
Te Kura o Te Kao, decile 2 · EQI 533 · 22.7 km
Paparore School, decile 3 · EQI 483 · 24.7 km
Tumanako Christian College, private, not rated · 25.2 km
Awanui School, decile 2 · EQI 544 · 27.7 km
Kaingaroa School (Kaitaia), decile 3 · EQI 490 · 30.2 km
Te Rangi Aniwaniwa, decile 1 · EQI 519 · 32.3 km

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Pukenui School (Kaitaia)?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Pukenui School (Kaitaia) have?

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

What is Pukenui School (Kaitaia)'s Equity Index?

EQI 484, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Pukenui School (Kaitaia)?

35 Lamb Road, , Pukenui. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.