# Helensville School

Full Primary · State · Helensville

https://www.chch.live/school/1306-helensville-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 447

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

## The record
- 29 Rata Street, Helensville, 0800
- Roll: 501 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1877
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.91, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 409 · Māori 139 · Pacific 34 · Asian 36 · MELAA 20
- Phone: 09-4208005
- Email: admin@helensville.school.nz
- Contact: Richard Bennett
- Website: http://www.helensville.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Helensville School, in force from 2022-04-11 · 46 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kaipara College](https://www.chch.live/school/26-kaipara-college), decile 7 · EQI 460
- [Parakai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1432-parakai-school), decile 3 · EQI 481
- [Woodhill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1577-woodhill-school), decile 6 · EQI 477
- [Kaukapakapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1326-kaukapakapa-school), decile 7 · EQI 449
- [Waitoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1558-waitoki-school), decile 8 · EQI 422
- [Waimauku School](https://www.chch.live/school/1550-waimauku-school), decile 10 · EQI 406
- [Matua Ngaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/774-matua-ngaru-school), EQI 399
- [Huapai District School](https://www.chch.live/school/1320-huapai-district-school), decile 9 · EQI 406

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.679301&lon=174.453861

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Helensville 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=1306 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026