# Te Kura o Te Paroa

Full Primary · State · Whakatane

https://www.chch.live/school/1888-te-kura-o-te-paroa

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 520

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

## The record
- 34 Paroa Road, Whakatane, 3191
- Roll: 297 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1893
- Isolation index 1.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 49 · Māori 291 · Pacific 14 · Asian 2 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 07-3086652
- Email: office@paroa.school.nz
- Contact: Erin Te Pou
- Website: http://www.paroa.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Whakatane Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/717-whakatane-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Whakatane Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2082-whakatane-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [James Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1755-james-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Whakatane S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/1170-whakatane-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 470
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Orini ki Ngati Awa](https://www.chch.live/school/719-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-te-orini-ki-ngati-awa), decile 2 · EQI 517
- [Trident High School](https://www.chch.live/school/143-trident-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 496
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Whakatane)](https://www.chch.live/school/1955-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-whakatane), decile 6 · EQI 430
- [Whakatane High School](https://www.chch.live/school/144-whakatane-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 475

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.952177&lon=176.940273

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

297 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 520, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Where is Te Kura o Te Paroa?**

34 Paroa Road, , Whakatane. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1888 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026