Pārāwai School

Full Primary · State · Parawai, Thames

244 students on the roll in Parawai · EQI 468.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 468. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

106 Lowe Avenue, Parawai, Thames, 3500
Roll: 244 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1967
Isolation index 1.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 07-8688117
Email: administration@parawai.school.nz
Contact: Jordan Palfrey
Website: parawai.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 162 · 66%

Pacific 13 · 5%

Asian 36 · 15%

MELAA 3 · 1%

Other 4 · 2%

International 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

Thames South School, decile 2 · EQI 541 · 1.6 km
St Francis School (Thames), decile 5 · EQI 409 · 1.8 km
Thames High School, decile 5 · EQI 489 · 2.3 km
Moanataiari School, decile 4 · EQI 465 · 3.8 km
Matatoki School, decile 5 · EQI 459 · 6.8 km
Kopuarahi School, decile 4 · EQI 524 · 8.7 km
Turua Primary School, decile 5 · EQI 470 · 9.7 km
Puriri School, decile 8 · EQI 475 · 10.8 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 Pārāwai School?

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

How many students does Pārāwai School have?

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

What is Pārāwai School's Equity Index?

EQI 468, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Pārāwai School?

106 Lowe Avenue, Parawai, Thames. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.