# Papatoetoe West School

Contributing · State · Papatoetoe, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1431-papatoetoe-west-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 468

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

## The record
- Hillcrest Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2025
- Roll: 681 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1949
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 61 · Māori 89 · Pacific 304 · Asian 253 · MELAA 14 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-2786274
- Email: office@pap-west.school.nz
- Contact: Sandy Tritt
- Website: http://www.pap-west.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papatoetoe West School, in force from 2003-02-11 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)](https://www.chch.live/school/1315-holy-cross-school-papatoetoe), decile 2 · EQI 445
- [Papatoetoe South School](https://www.chch.live/school/1430-papatoetoe-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 480
- [Kedgley Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1329-kedgley-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 486
- [Aorere College](https://www.chch.live/school/96-aorere-college), decile 2 · EQI 497
- [Papatoetoe North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1429-papatoetoe-north-school), decile 2 · EQI 470
- [Papatoetoe Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1426-papatoetoe-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 419
- [Puhinui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1448-puhinui-school), decile 3 · EQI 432
- [De La Salle College](https://www.chch.live/school/94-de-la-salle-college), decile 1 · EQI 484

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.979128&lon=174.848344

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Papatoetoe.

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

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

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

EQI 468, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Papatoetoe West 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=1431 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026