Karaka School
Full Primary · State · Papakura
252 students on the roll · EQI 403 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 403. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- 12 Blackbridge Road, Papakura, 2580
- Roll: 252 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1903
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.28, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Setting: Rural other
- Phone: 09-2948166
- Email: admin@karaka.school.nz
- Contact: Anna Powrie
- Website: karaka.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- Karaka School, in force from 2021-01-01 · 34 km²
Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.
Other schools near here
- Paerata School, decile 1 · EQI 465 · 2.3 km
- St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College, EQI 419 · 2.5 km
- Wesley College, decile 1 · EQI 509 · 2.8 km
- Drury Specialist School (Proposed opening date: 2028-02-08), not rated · 3.9 km
- Ngākōroa School, EQI 466 · 3.9 km
- Mangapikopiko School, decile 1 · EQI 528 · 4.8 km
- ACG Strathallan, private, not rated · 4.8 km
- Drury School, decile 7 · EQI 446 · 5.1 km
Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.
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Questions, answered briefly
Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.
252 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 403, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.
1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.