Putāruru Primary School

Contributing · State · Putaruru

228 students on the roll · EQI 539.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 539. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Kennedy Drive, Putaruru, 3443
Roll: 228 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 2004
Isolation index 0.93, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 07-8837166
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Tania Morrison
Website: putaruru.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 116 · 51%

Pacific 11 · 5%

Asian 4 · 2%

MELAA 4 · 2%

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

St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru), decile 5 · EQI 455 · 1.3 km
Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere, decile 2 · EQI 523 · 1.7 km
Putāruru College, decile 3 · EQI 518 · 2.2 km
Lichfield School, decile 5 · EQI 457 · 5.9 km
Tirau Primary School, decile 4 · EQI 477 · 9.5 km
Te Waotu School, decile 7 · EQI 448 · 12.3 km
Kuranui Primary School, decile 8 · EQI 472 · 14.2 km
Horahora School (Cambridge), decile 7 · EQI 441 · 16.0 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Putāruru Primary School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Putāruru Primary School have?

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

What is Putāruru Primary School's Equity Index?

EQI 539, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Putāruru Primary School?

Kennedy Drive, , Putaruru. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.