# Papakura Normal School

Full Primary · State · Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/1423-papakura-normal-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 491

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

## The record
- 49 Walters Road, Papakura, 2110
- Roll: 808 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.32, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 102 · Māori 269 · Pacific 294 · Asian 302 · MELAA 38 · Other 4
- Phone: 09-2950530
- Email: schoolsecretary@papnormal.school.nz
- Contact: Derek Linington
- Website: http://www.papnormal.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papakura Normal School, in force from 2023-06-27 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kauri Flats School](https://www.chch.live/school/595-kauri-flats-school), decile 3 · EQI 410
- [Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/743-holy-trinity-catholic-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 395
- [Takanini School](https://www.chch.live/school/1523-takanini-school), decile 1 · EQI 500
- [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
- [Papakura High School](https://www.chch.live/school/101-papakura-high-school), decile 1 · EQI 531
- [Papakura Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1421-papakura-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 437
- [Conifer Grove School](https://www.chch.live/school/1255-conifer-grove-school), decile 4 · EQI 431

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.048895&lon=174.93616

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 491, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Papakura Normal 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=1423 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026