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Piopio College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Piopio

152 students on the roll · EQI 499.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 499. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 18 Aria Road, Piopio, 3912
  • Roll: 152 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1975
  • Isolation index 1.79, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural settlement
  • Phone: 07-8778173
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Ben Draper
  • Website: piopio.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 104 · 68%
Pacific 12 · 8%
Asian 11 · 7%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Piopio College?

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Piopio College have?

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

What is Piopio College's Equity Index?

EQI 499, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Piopio College?

18 Aria Road, , Piopio. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.