# Ruapotaka School

Full Primary · State · Panmure, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1477-ruapotaka-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 526

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

## The record
- 10A Taratoa Street, Panmure, Auckland, 1072
- Roll: 130 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.3, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 3 · Māori 41 · Pacific 93 · Asian 12 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 09-5276244
- Email: office@ruapotaka.school.nz
- Contact: Allison Hamilton
- Website: https://www.ruapotaka.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Ruapotaka School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 1 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Sommerville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1484-sommerville-school), decile 5 · EQI 444
- [Pt England School](https://www.chch.live/school/1441-pt-england-school), decile 1 · EQI 518
- [Tāmaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1526-tamaki-school), decile 1 · EQI 522
- [Tamaki College](https://www.chch.live/school/57-tamaki-college), decile 1 · EQI 526
- [Auckland Montessori College](https://www.chch.live/school/787-auckland-montessori-college), private, not rated
- [Atea College](https://www.chch.live/school/460-atea-college), private, not rated
- [Panmure Bridge School](https://www.chch.live/school/1419-panmure-bridge-school), decile 1 · EQI 499
- [Glen Innes School](https://www.chch.live/school/1287-glen-innes-school), decile 1 · EQI 522

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.888067&lon=174.860646

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 526, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Ruapotaka 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=1477 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026