# Papatoetoe South School

Contributing · State · Papatoetoe, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1430-papatoetoe-south-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 480

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

## The record
- Milan Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2025
- Roll: 603 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1964
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Roll by ethnicity: European 48 · Māori 130 · Pacific 414 · Asian 133 · MELAA 15 · Other 5
- Phone: 09-2785231
- Email: office@papatoetoe-south.school.nz
- Contact: Caroline Chawke
- Website: http://www.papatoetoe-south.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Papatoetoe South School, in force from 2002-09-30 · 10 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Papatoetoe West School](https://www.chch.live/school/1431-papatoetoe-west-school), decile 2 · EQI 468
- [Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)](https://www.chch.live/school/1315-holy-cross-school-papatoetoe), decile 2 · EQI 445
- [Puhinui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1448-puhinui-school), decile 3 · EQI 432
- [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
- [Aorere College](https://www.chch.live/school/96-aorere-college), decile 2 · EQI 497
- [Kedgley Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1329-kedgley-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 486
- [Papatoetoe High School](https://www.chch.live/school/95-papatoetoe-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 472

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.988413&lon=174.853098

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Papatoetoe.

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

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

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

EQI 480, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Papatoetoe South 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=1430 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026