# Paparimu School

Full Primary · State · Paparimu, Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/1425-paparimu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 454

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

## The record
- 3 Matheson Road, Paparimu, Papakura, 2583
- Roll: 38 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1899
- Isolation index 0.61, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 30 · Pacific 6 · Asian 2 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-2925861
- Email: admin@paparimu.school.nz
- Contact: Nick Epsom
- Website: http://www.paparimu.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Mangatawhiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1345-mangatawhiri-school), decile 7 · EQI 436
- [Ararimu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1207-ararimu-school), decile 10 · EQI 400
- [Hunua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1321-hunua-school), decile 9 · EQI 433
- [Mangatangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1344-mangatangi-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Bombay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1234-bombay-school), decile 9 · EQI 407
- [TIPENE](https://www.chch.live/school/3687-tipene), EQI 542
- [Ramarama School](https://www.chch.live/school/1456-ramarama-school), decile 8 · EQI 412
- [Pokeno School](https://www.chch.live/school/1442-pokeno-school), decile 4 · EQI 429

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.1462&lon=175.126691

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Paparimu.

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

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

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

EQI 454, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Where is Paparimu School?**

3 Matheson Road, Paparimu, Papakura. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1425 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026