# Richmond Road School

Contributing · State · Ponsonby, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1463-richmond-road-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 403

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

## The record
- 113 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021
- Roll: 293 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1884
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori or a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 173 · Māori 75 · Pacific 111 · Asian 28 · MELAA 13 · Other 5
- Phone: 09-376 1091
- Email: office@richmondroad.school.nz
- Contact: Jacqueline Yearsley
- Website: http://www.richmondroad.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Richmond Road School, in force from 2009-11-21 · 1 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Paul's College (Ponsonby)](https://www.chch.live/school/51-st-paul-s-college-ponsonby), decile 2 · EQI 480
- [Marist Catholic School (Herne Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/1360-marist-catholic-school-herne-bay), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Grey Lynn School](https://www.chch.live/school/1301-grey-lynn-school), decile 9 · EQI 379
- [Ponsonby Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1445-ponsonby-intermediate), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Auckland Secondary Schools' Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6109-auckland-secondary-schools-centre), EQI 569
- [Bayfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/1220-bayfield-school), decile 10 · EQI 356
- [St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)](https://www.chch.live/school/1493-st-joseph-s-school-grey-lynn), decile 4 · EQI 447
- [Auckland Girls' Grammar School](https://www.chch.live/school/53-auckland-girls-grammar-school), decile 3 · EQI 485

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.856164&lon=174.739777

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Richmond Road School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Ponsonby.

**How many students does Richmond Road School have?**

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

**What is Richmond Road School's Equity Index?**

EQI 403, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Richmond Road 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=1463 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026