# Te Puru School

Full Primary · State · Te Puru

https://www.chch.live/school/1912-te-puru-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 456

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

## The record
- 507 Thames Coast Road, Te Puru, 3575
- Roll: 175 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1903
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 139 · Pacific 7 · Asian 10 · MELAA 4 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8682747
- Email: office@tepuru.school.nz
- Contact: Karla Hull
- Website: http://www.tepuru.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Te Puru School, in force from 2014-01-27 · 46 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1980-tapu-school), decile 5 · EQI 521
- [Moanataiari School](https://www.chch.live/school/1829-moanataiari-school), decile 4 · EQI 465
- [Thames High School](https://www.chch.live/school/111-thames-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 489
- [St Francis School (Thames)](https://www.chch.live/school/1945-st-francis-school-thames), decile 5 · EQI 409
- [Thames South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2027-thames-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 541
- [Pārāwai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1886-parawai-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Matatoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1819-matatoki-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Kopuarahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1782-kopuarahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 524

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.041597&lon=175.519803

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Puru School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Te Puru School have?**

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

**What is Te Puru School's Equity Index?**

EQI 456, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Te Puru 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=1912 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026