# Pekapekarau School

Contributing · State · Te Awamutu

https://www.chch.live/school/1893-pekapekarau-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 493

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

## The record
- 742 Te Rahu Road, Te Awamutu, 3840
- Roll: 323 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.43, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 222 · Pacific 14 · Asian 19 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 07-8716025
- Email: principal@pekapekarau.school.nz
- Contact: Tania Bagley
- Website: http://www.pekapekarau.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pekerau School, in force from 2025-01-01 · 65 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Awamutu Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2001-te-awamutu-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [St Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu)](https://www.chch.live/school/1962-st-patrick-s-catholic-school-te-awamutu), decile 7 · EQI 427
- [Te Wharekura o Nga Purapura o Te Aroha](https://www.chch.live/school/641-te-wharekura-o-nga-purapura-o-te-aroha), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Te Awamutu Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2002-te-awamutu-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 461
- [Te Awamutu College](https://www.chch.live/school/146-te-awamutu-college), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Waipa Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/266-waipa-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 421
- [Kihikihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1776-kihikihi-school), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Puahue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1902-puahue-school), decile 8 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.003318&lon=175.338816

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 493, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Pekapekarau 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=1893 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026