# Pirongia School

Full Primary · State · Pirongia

https://www.chch.live/school/1897-pirongia-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · 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
- 100 Beechey Street, Pirongia, 3844
- Roll: 376 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.51, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 339 · Pacific 25 · Asian 6 · MELAA 5 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8719727
- Email: office@pirongia.school.nz
- Contact: Kelly Bicknell
- Website: http://www.pirongia.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pirongia School, in force from 2019-04-16 · 117 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Paterangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1889-paterangi-school), decile 7 · EQI 467
- [Pokuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1898-pokuru-school), decile 6 · EQI 461
- [Te Pahu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2013-te-pahu-school), decile 10 · EQI 438
- [Te Awamutu College](https://www.chch.live/school/146-te-awamutu-college), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [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
- [Ngahinapouri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1844-ngahinapouri-school), decile 10 · EQI 415
- [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 Awamutu Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2002-te-awamutu-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 461

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.988674&lon=175.203272

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 432, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Pirongia 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=1897 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026