# Papakura Central School

Contributing · State · Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/1421-papakura-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 437

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

## The record
- 23 Ray Small Drive, Papakura, 2110
- Roll: 449 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1972
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 167 · Māori 117 · Pacific 96 · Asian 195 · MELAA 10
- Phone: 09-2996009
- Email: finance@papakuracentral.school.nz
- Contact: Lisa Diaz
- Website: http://www.papakura-central.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Papakura Central School, in force from 2022-04-11 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)](https://www.chch.live/school/1502-st-mary-s-catholic-school-papakura), decile 4 · EQI 425
- [Kereru Park Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/1424-kereru-park-campus), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Papakura Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6113-papakura-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Rosehill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1472-rosehill-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Rosehill College](https://www.chch.live/school/102-rosehill-college), decile 5 · EQI 473
- [Rosehill Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1473-rosehill-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 467
- [Papakura High School](https://www.chch.live/school/101-papakura-high-school), decile 1 · EQI 531
- [Opaheke School](https://www.chch.live/school/1401-opaheke-school), decile 4 · EQI 460

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.067973&lon=174.936786

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Papakura Central School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Papakura Central School have?**

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

**What is Papakura Central School's Equity Index?**

EQI 437, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Papakura Central 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=1421 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026