Pongakawa School

Full Primary · State · Pongakawa

321 students on the roll · EQI 448.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 448. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

956 Old Coach Road, Pongakawa, 3186
Roll: 321 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1892
Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 07-5333731
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Michael Cunliffe
Website: pongakawa.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 278 · 87%

Pacific 5 · 2%

Asian 19 · 6%

MELAA 10 · 3%

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

Paengaroa School, decile 4 · EQI 468 · 5.6 km
Pukehina School, decile 1 · EQI 555 · 5.9 km
Maketu School, decile 1 · EQI 538 · 8.6 km
Otamarakau School, decile 7 · EQI 466 · 9.8 km
Rangiuru School, decile 4 · EQI 493 · 10.3 km
TKKM o Te Matai, decile 1 · EQI 532 · 11.5 km
Fairhaven School, decile 3 · EQI 454 · 14.4 km
Te Puke Intermediate, decile 3 · EQI 473 · 14.9 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 Pongakawa School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Pongakawa School have?

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

What is Pongakawa School's Equity Index?

EQI 448, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Pongakawa School?

956 Old Coach Road, , Pongakawa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.