# Puriri School

Full Primary · State · Thames

https://www.chch.live/school/1911-puriri-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 475

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

## The record
- Puriri Valley Road, Thames, 3578
- Roll: 31 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- Isolation index 1.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 25 · Pacific 1 · Asian 2
- Phone: 07-8681031
- Email: office@puriri.school.nz
- Contact: Lydia Lester
- Website: http://puririschool.com

## Other schools near here
- [Matatoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1819-matatoki-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Turua Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2043-turua-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 470
- [Hikutaia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1738-hikutaia-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Pārāwai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1886-parawai-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Kerepehi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1775-kerepehi-school), decile 2 · EQI 514
- [Kopuarahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1782-kopuarahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 524
- [Thames South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2027-thames-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 541
- [Netherton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1842-netherton-school), decile 5 · EQI 465

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.229337&lon=175.639129

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 475, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Where is Puriri School?**

Puriri Valley Road, , Thames. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1911 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026