# Paerata School

Full Primary · State · Paerata

https://www.chch.live/school/1414-paerata-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 465

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

## The record
- 32 Jonah Lomu Drive, Paerata, 2124
- Roll: 182 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 102 · Pacific 41 · Asian 45 · MELAA 7
- Phone: 09-2387050
- Email: office@paerata.school.nz
- Contact: Andre Van Schalkwyk
- Website: http://www.paerata.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Paerata School, in force from 2020-01-28 · 16 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Wesley College](https://www.chch.live/school/104-wesley-college), decile 1 · EQI 509
- [Karaka School](https://www.chch.live/school/1325-karaka-school), decile 9 · EQI 403
- [St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College](https://www.chch.live/school/949-st-ignatius-of-loyola-catholic-college), EQI 419
- [Te Hihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1532-te-hihi-school), decile 7 · EQI 450
- [Pukekohe North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1453-pukekohe-north-school), decile 1 · EQI 558
- [Drury Specialist School (Proposed opening date: 2028-02-08)](https://www.chch.live/school/4557-drury-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2028-02-08), not rated
- [Ngākōroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/748-ngakoroa-school), EQI 466
- [St Joseph's School (Pukekohe)](https://www.chch.live/school/1497-st-joseph-s-school-pukekohe), decile 4 · EQI 427

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.141628&lon=174.886531

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Paerata 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=1414 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026