# Parnell School

Full Primary · State · Parnell, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1436-parnell-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 382

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

## The record
- 48 St Stephens Avenue, Parnell, Auckland, 1052
- Roll: 546 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 206 · Māori 24 · Pacific 16 · Asian 308 · MELAA 43 · Other 18 · International 6
- Phone: 09-3793008
- Email: office@parnell.school.nz
- Contact: Richard George
- Website: http://www.parnell.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Parnell School, in force from 2004-12-17 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Crimson Global Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/921-crimson-global-academy), private, not rated
- [ACG Parnell College](https://www.chch.live/school/2085-acg-parnell-college), private, not rated
- [Victoria Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1544-victoria-avenue-school), decile 10 · EQI 344
- [Baradene College](https://www.chch.live/school/61-baradene-college), decile 9 · EQI 370
- [Saint Kentigern Boys' School](https://www.chch.live/school/4133-saint-kentigern-boys-school), private, not rated
- [Te Kura o Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki](https://www.chch.live/school/4566-te-kura-o-ngati-whatua-ki-tamaki), EQI 435
- [Saint Kentigern Girls' School](https://www.chch.live/school/60-saint-kentigern-girls-school), private, not rated
- [Galaxy International College](https://www.chch.live/school/3685-galaxy-international-college), private, not rated

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.855398&lon=174.787907

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Parnell.

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

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

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

EQI 382, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Parnell 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=1436 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026