# Te Papapa School

Contributing · State · Onehunga, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1534-te-papapa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 510

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

## The record
- 219 Mt Smart Road, Onehunga, Auckland, 1061
- Roll: 310 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1913
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.27, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 39 · Māori 84 · Pacific 226 · Asian 33 · MELAA 10
- Phone: 09-6345252
- Email: admin@tepapapa.school.nz
- Contact: Robyn Curry
- Website: http://www.tepapapa.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Te Papapa School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 8 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Oranga School](https://www.chch.live/school/1403-oranga-school), decile 3 · EQI 437
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Onehunga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1494-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-onehunga), decile 3 · EQI 447
- [Golden Grove School](https://www.chch.live/school/604-golden-grove-school), private, not rated
- [One Tree Hill College](https://www.chch.live/school/85-one-tree-hill-college), decile 3 · EQI 466
- [Onehunga Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1399-onehunga-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 410
- [Ellerslie School](https://www.chch.live/school/1268-ellerslie-school), decile 9 · EQI 373
- [OneSchool Global - New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/school/472-oneschool-global-new-zealand), private, not rated
- [St Mary's School (Ellerslie)](https://www.chch.live/school/1504-st-mary-s-school-ellerslie), decile 7 · EQI 367

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.915229&lon=174.799656

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Papapa School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Onehunga.

**How many students does Te Papapa School have?**

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

**What is Te Papapa School's Equity Index?**

EQI 510, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Te Papapa 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=1534 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026