# Te Kura o Ngāpuke

Full Primary · State · Taumarunui

https://www.chch.live/school/1847-te-kura-o-ngapuke

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 562

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

## The record
- 2490 Taumarunui-Ngapuke Road, Taumarunui, 3994
- Roll: 21 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1916
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Rural other
- Phone: 07-8956012
- Email: tari@ngapuke.school.nz
- Contact: Hemi Te Wano
- Website: http://ngapukeschool.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ngapuke School, in force from 2008-02-19 · 170 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Manunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2393-manunui-school), decile 2 · EQI 508
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarunui](https://www.chch.live/school/3118-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-taumarunui), decile 1 · EQI 531
- [Ngakonui Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1845-ngakonui-valley-school), decile 3 · EQI 490
- [Taumarunui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1986-taumarunui-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 554
- [Ōwhango School](https://www.chch.live/school/2417-owhango-school), decile 4 · EQI 471
- [Turaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2040-turaki-school), decile 3 · EQI 512
- [St Patrick's Catholic School (Taumarunui)](https://www.chch.live/school/1961-st-patrick-s-catholic-school-taumarunui), decile 4 · EQI 465
- [Tarrangower School](https://www.chch.live/school/1982-tarrangower-school), decile 2 · EQI 549

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.88557&lon=175.41716

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Kura o Ngāpuke?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Kura o Ngāpuke have?**

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

**What is Te Kura o Ngāpuke's Equity Index?**

EQI 562, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Te Kura o Ngāpuke 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=1847 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026