# Bombay School

Full Primary · State · Bombay

https://www.chch.live/school/1234-bombay-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 407

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

## The record
- 35 Paparata Road, Bombay, 2675
- Roll: 373 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1872
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.3, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 291 · Pacific 26 · Asian 53 · MELAA 18
- Phone: 09-2361012
- Email: admin@bombay.school.nz
- Contact: Paul Petersen
- Website: http://www.bombay.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Bombay School, in force from 2002-12-06 · 40 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [TIPENE](https://www.chch.live/school/3687-tipene), EQI 542
- [Pukekohe East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1450-pukekohe-east-school), decile 10 · EQI 404
- [Ramarama School](https://www.chch.live/school/1456-ramarama-school), decile 8 · EQI 412
- [Ararimu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1207-ararimu-school), decile 10 · EQI 400
- [Pukekohe Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/456-pukekohe-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Pokeno School](https://www.chch.live/school/1442-pokeno-school), decile 4 · EQI 429
- [Harrisville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1303-harrisville-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1540-valley-school), decile 8 · EQI 426

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.185533&lon=174.995081

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 407, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Bombay 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=1234 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026