# Pāpāmoa Primary School

Contributing · State · Papamoa

https://www.chch.live/school/1885-papamoa-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 432

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

## The record
- 312 Dickson Road, Papamoa, 3118
- Roll: 611 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1976
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.4, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 462 · Pacific 43 · Asian 84 · MELAA 13 · Other 13 · International 13
- Phone: 07-5420865
- Email: admin@papamoa.school.nz
- Contact: Matthew Simeon
- Website: http://www.papamoa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papamoa Primary School, in force from 2024-01-01 · 12 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Papamoa College](https://www.chch.live/school/6963-papamoa-college), decile 6 · EQI 458
- [Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/724-te-manawa-o-papamoa-school), EQI 443
- [Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6940-te-akau-ki-papamoa-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 448
- [Suzanne Aubert Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/846-suzanne-aubert-catholic-school), EQI 393
- [Golden Sands School](https://www.chch.live/school/6070-golden-sands-school), decile 9 · EQI 426
- [TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri](https://www.chch.live/school/558-tkkm-o-te-kura-kokiri), decile 2 · EQI 551
- [Tahatai Coast School](https://www.chch.live/school/6742-tahatai-coast-school), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [TKKM o Otepou](https://www.chch.live/school/1873-tkkm-o-otepou), decile 3 · EQI 546

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.709597&lon=176.313864

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Pāpāmoa Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Pāpāmoa Primary School have?**

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

**What is Pāpāmoa Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 432, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Pāpāmoa Primary 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=1885 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026