# Parakai School

Full Primary · State · Parakai

https://www.chch.live/school/1432-parakai-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 481

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

## The record
- 10 Fordyce Road, Parakai, 0830
- Roll: 214 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 158 · Māori 86 · Pacific 25 · Asian 20 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-4208494
- Email: office@parakai.school.nz
- Contact: Yolanda Choromanski
- Website: http://www.parakai.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Parakai School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 67 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Helensville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1306-helensville-school), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Kaipara College](https://www.chch.live/school/26-kaipara-college), decile 7 · EQI 460
- [Kaukapakapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1326-kaukapakapa-school), decile 7 · EQI 449
- [Woodhill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1577-woodhill-school), decile 6 · EQI 477
- [Waitoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1558-waitoki-school), decile 8 · EQI 422
- [Waimauku School](https://www.chch.live/school/1550-waimauku-school), decile 10 · EQI 406
- [Matua Ngaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/774-matua-ngaru-school), EQI 399
- [Huapai District School](https://www.chch.live/school/1320-huapai-district-school), decile 9 · EQI 406

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.663249&lon=174.432924

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 481, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Parakai 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=1432 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026