# Papatoetoe Central School

Contributing · State · Papatoetoe, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1426-papatoetoe-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 419

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

## The record
- Great South Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2155
- Roll: 939 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.01, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 48 · Māori 49 · Pacific 175 · Asian 714 · MELAA 8 · Other 4
- Phone: 09-2787557
- Email: office@pcs.school.nz
- Contact: Raj Dullabh
- Website: http://www.pcs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papatoetoe Central School, in force from 2002-12-18 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Papatoetoe High School](https://www.chch.live/school/95-papatoetoe-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 472
- [Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)](https://www.chch.live/school/1315-holy-cross-school-papatoetoe), decile 2 · EQI 445
- [Papatoetoe East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1427-papatoetoe-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 463
- [Puhinui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1448-puhinui-school), decile 3 · EQI 432
- [South Auckland S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4140-south-auckland-s-d-a-school), decile 2 · EQI 474
- [St John the Evangelist Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1491-st-john-the-evangelist-catholic-school), decile 1 · EQI 487
- [Yendarra School](https://www.chch.live/school/1580-yendarra-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [Papatoetoe West School](https://www.chch.live/school/1431-papatoetoe-west-school), decile 2 · EQI 468

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.973673&lon=174.864139

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Papatoetoe.

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

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

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

EQI 419, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Papatoetoe 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=1426 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026