# Netherton School

Full Primary · State · Netherton, Paeroa

https://www.chch.live/school/1842-netherton-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 465

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

## The record
- 7 School Road, Netherton, Paeroa, 3671
- Roll: 136 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1890
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.15, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 116 · Pacific 2 · Asian 5 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 07-8623847
- Email: principal@netherton.school.nz
- Contact: Brook Hill
- Website: http://www.netherton.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Netherton School, in force from 2012-07-16 · 86 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Paeroa Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1169-paeroa-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 459
- [Hikutaia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1738-hikutaia-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Miller Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1827-miller-avenue-school), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Goldfields School (Paeroa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1726-goldfields-school-paeroa), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Paeroa College](https://www.chch.live/school/113-paeroa-college), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Paeroa Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1883-paeroa-central-school), decile 1 · EQI 545
- [Kerepehi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1775-kerepehi-school), decile 2 · EQI 514
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1951-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-paeroa), decile 3 · EQI 444

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.340242&lon=175.609845

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 465, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Netherton 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=1842 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026