# Birkenhead School

Contributing · State · Birkenhead, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1231-birkenhead-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 366

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

## The record
- 77 Mokoia Road, Birkenhead, Auckland, 0626
- Roll: 471 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1919
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.14, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 352 · Māori 24 · Pacific 12 · Asian 118 · MELAA 20 · Other 5 · International 1
- Phone: 09-4807365
- Email: office@bps.school.nz
- Contact: Francis Naera
- Website: http://www.birkenheadprimary.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Birkenhead School, in force from 2014-10-24 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Northcote College](https://www.chch.live/school/32-northcote-college), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Verran Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1543-verran-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 401
- [St Mary's School (Northcote)](https://www.chch.live/school/1505-st-mary-s-school-northcote), decile 8 · EQI 365
- [Chelsea School](https://www.chch.live/school/1244-chelsea-school), decile 10 · EQI 352
- [Northcote School (Auckland)](https://www.chch.live/school/1395-northcote-school-auckland), decile 9 · EQI 367
- [Willow Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1573-willow-park-school), decile 9 · EQI 365
- [Birkdale Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1230-birkdale-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 473
- [Kauri Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1327-kauri-park-school), decile 7 · EQI 384

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.811005&lon=174.723844

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Birkenhead.

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

471 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 366, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Birkenhead 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=1231 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026