# Puahue School

Contributing · State · Te Awamutu

https://www.chch.live/school/1902-puahue-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 425

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

## The record
- 573 Puahue Road, Te Awamutu, 3879
- Roll: 160 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1956
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.62, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 153 · Asian 4 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 07-8721838
- Email: office@puahue.school.nz
- Contact: Scott Wilson
- Website: http://www.puahue.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Puahue School, in force from 2010-06-09 · 97 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kihikihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1776-kihikihi-school), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Te Awamutu Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2001-te-awamutu-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 479
- [Waipa Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/266-waipa-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 421
- [Pekapekarau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1893-pekapekarau-school), decile 4 · EQI 493
- [Roto-O-Rangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1927-roto-o-rangi-school), decile 9 · EQI 468
- [Te Awamutu Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2002-te-awamutu-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 461
- [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 College](https://www.chch.live/school/146-te-awamutu-college), decile 5 · EQI 481

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.036459&lon=175.409281

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 425, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Puahue 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=1902 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026