# Pahoia School

Contributing · State · Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/1884-pahoia-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 428

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

## The record
- 29 Esdaile Road, Tauranga, 3180
- Roll: 181 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1927
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.41, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 171 · Pacific 2 · Asian 7 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-5480723
- Email: office@pahoia.school.nz
- Contact: Sheena Saunders
- Website: http://www.pahoia.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pahoia School, in force from 2007-04-18 · 71 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Omokoroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1863-omokoroa-school), decile 10 · EQI 423
- [Ōmokoroa Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1862-omokoroa-point-school), decile 9 · EQI 432
- [Whakamarama School](https://www.chch.live/school/2079-whakamarama-school), decile 9 · EQI 423
- [Te Puna School](https://www.chch.live/school/2017-te-puna-school), decile 7 · EQI 466
- [Matahui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1185-matahui-school), private, not rated
- [Te Kura o Te Moutere O Matakana](https://www.chch.live/school/1811-te-kura-o-te-moutere-o-matakana), decile 2 · EQI 499
- [Bethlehem School](https://www.chch.live/school/1697-bethlehem-school), decile 8 · EQI 423
- [Te Wharekura o Mauao](https://www.chch.live/school/6962-te-wharekura-o-mauao), decile 3 · EQI 522

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.655224&lon=175.996266

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 428, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Pahoia 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=1884 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026