# Pukete School

Contributing · State · Pukete, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1908-pukete-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 459

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

## The record
- Pukete Road, Pukete, Hamilton, 3200
- Roll: 422 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1973
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.22, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 240 · Pacific 47 · Asian 74 · MELAA 27 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8494352
- Email: office@pukete.school.nz
- Contact: Marie Hartley
- Website: http://www.puketeschool.co.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pukete School, in force from 2013-10-14 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Rapa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2020-te-rapa-school), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Te Kōpuku High](https://www.chch.live/school/872-te-kopuku-high), EQI 525
- [St Andrews Middle School](https://www.chch.live/school/1942-st-andrews-middle-school), decile 3 · EQI 541
- [Hamilton North School](https://www.chch.live/school/1732-hamilton-north-school), decile 4 · EQI 499
- [Endeavour School](https://www.chch.live/school/6941-endeavour-school), decile 10 · EQI 411
- [St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa)](https://www.chch.live/school/1964-st-peter-chanel-catholic-school-te-rapa), decile 7 · EQI 407
- [Vardon School](https://www.chch.live/school/2045-vardon-school), decile 4 · EQI 474
- [Ngā Taiātea Wharekura](https://www.chch.live/school/488-nga-taiatea-wharekura), decile 2 · EQI 504

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.745151&lon=175.240436

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Pukete.

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

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

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

EQI 459, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Pukete 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=1908 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026