# Papatoetoe East School

Contributing · State · Papatoetoe, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1427-papatoetoe-east-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 463

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

## The record
- Tui Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2241
- Roll: 610 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1959
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 34 · Māori 91 · Pacific 328 · Asian 262 · MELAA 14 · Other 4
- Phone: 09-2785446
- Email: general@pep.school.nz
- Contact: Nicola Eley
- Website: http://www.pep.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papatoetoe East School, in force from 2002-09-30 · 2 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
- [Flat Bush School](https://www.chch.live/school/1277-flat-bush-school), decile 1 · EQI 520
- [Yendarra School](https://www.chch.live/school/1580-yendarra-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [Papatoetoe Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1426-papatoetoe-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 419
- [South Auckland S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4140-south-auckland-s-d-a-school), decile 2 · EQI 474
- [Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)](https://www.chch.live/school/1274-ferguson-intermediate-otara), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Rongomai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1468-rongomai-school), decile 1 · EQI 526
- [St John the Evangelist Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1491-st-john-the-evangelist-catholic-school), decile 1 · EQI 487

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.973521&lon=174.875624

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Papatoetoe.

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

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

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

EQI 463, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Papatoetoe East 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=1427 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026