# Pukehina School

Full Primary · State · Pukehina

https://www.chch.live/school/1904-pukehina-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 555

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

## The record
- 1762 Old Coach Road, Pukehina, 3186
- Roll: 10 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1914
- Isolation index 0.83, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 3 · Pacific 2
- Phone: 07-5333869
- Email: office@pukehina.school.nz
- Contact: Indra Thomas
- Website: http://pukehina.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Otamarakau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1872-otamarakau-school), decile 7 · EQI 466
- [Pongakawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1899-pongakawa-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Paengaroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1882-paengaroa-school), decile 4 · EQI 468
- [Maketu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1794-maketu-school), decile 1 · EQI 538
- [Rangiuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1921-rangiuru-school), decile 4 · EQI 493
- [TKKM o Te Matai](https://www.chch.live/school/2011-tkkm-o-te-matai), decile 1 · EQI 532
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Matata)](https://www.chch.live/school/1948-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-matata), decile 2 · EQI 546
- [Matata School](https://www.chch.live/school/1818-matata-school), decile 4 · EQI 514

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.846067&lon=176.542846

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 555, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is Pukehina School?**

1762 Old Coach Road, , Pukehina. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1904 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026