# Pokeno School

Full Primary · State · Pokeno

https://www.chch.live/school/1442-pokeno-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 429

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

## The record
- 54 Pokeno Road, Pokeno, 2472
- Roll: 683 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1866
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.42, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 255 · Pacific 139 · Asian 271 · MELAA 43 · Other 6
- Phone: 09-2336108
- Email: office@pokeno.school.nz
- Contact: Blair Johnston
- Website: http://www.pokeno.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Pokeno School, in force from 2008-02-02 · 45 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Paina School](https://www.chch.live/school/1372-te-paina-school), decile 3 · EQI 513
- [Harrisville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1303-harrisville-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Bombay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1234-bombay-school), decile 9 · EQI 407
- [Tuakau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1539-tuakau-school), decile 2 · EQI 516
- [Tuakau College](https://www.chch.live/school/106-tuakau-college), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [Pukekohe Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/456-pukekohe-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Buckland School](https://www.chch.live/school/1239-buckland-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [TIPENE](https://www.chch.live/school/3687-tipene), EQI 542

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.243489&lon=175.01488

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

683 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 429, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Pokeno 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=1442 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026