# Kelvin Road School

Contributing · State · Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/1332-kelvin-road-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 539

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

## The record
- Kelvin Road, Papakura, 2110
- Roll: 562 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1968
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.42, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 35 · Māori 314 · Pacific 234 · Asian 68 · MELAA 9 · Other 5
- Phone: 09-2988417
- Email: secretary@krs.ac.nz
- Contact: Heather Tanner
- Website: http://www.krs.ac.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Kelvin Road School, in force from 2004-08-24 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Edmund Hillary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1267-edmund-hillary-school), decile 1 · EQI 528
- [Papakura Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1422-papakura-intermediate), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Papakura High School](https://www.chch.live/school/101-papakura-high-school), decile 1 · EQI 531
- [Cosgrove School](https://www.chch.live/school/1257-cosgrove-school), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Papakura Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6113-papakura-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Redhill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1459-redhill-school), decile 1 · EQI 535
- [Opaheke School](https://www.chch.live/school/1401-opaheke-school), decile 4 · EQI 460
- [Papakura Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1421-papakura-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 437

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.063363&lon=174.959609

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Kelvin Road School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Kelvin Road School have?**

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

**What is Kelvin Road School's Equity Index?**

EQI 539, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Kelvin Road 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=1332 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026