# Ponsonby Primary School

Contributing · State · Herne Bay, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1446-ponsonby-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 364

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

## The record
- 44 Curran Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, 1011
- Roll: 329 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 283 · Māori 13 · Pacific 5 · Asian 50 · MELAA 10 · Other 4 · International 3
- Phone: 09-3763568
- Email: office@ponsprim.school.nz
- Contact: Molly Fletcher
- Website: http://www.ponsprim.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ponsonby Primary School, in force from 2002-09-30 · 1 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ponsonby Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1445-ponsonby-intermediate), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Bayfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/1220-bayfield-school), decile 10 · EQI 356
- [St Mary's College (Ponsonby)](https://www.chch.live/school/50-st-mary-s-college-ponsonby), decile 8 · EQI 388
- [Auckland Secondary Schools' Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6109-auckland-secondary-schools-centre), EQI 569
- [Marist Catholic School (Herne Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/1360-marist-catholic-school-herne-bay), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [St Paul's College (Ponsonby)](https://www.chch.live/school/51-st-paul-s-college-ponsonby), decile 2 · EQI 480
- [Richmond Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1463-richmond-road-school), decile 8 · EQI 403
- [Freemans Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1279-freemans-bay-school), decile 6 · EQI 408

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.842089&lon=174.738996

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ponsonby Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Herne Bay.

**How many students does Ponsonby Primary School have?**

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

**What is Ponsonby Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 364, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Ponsonby Primary 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=1446 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026