# Gate Pa School

Contributing · State · Gate Pa, Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/1992-gate-pa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 507

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

## The record
- 900 Cameron Road South, Gate Pa, Tauranga, 3112
- Roll: 396 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1951
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 104 · Pacific 54 · Asian 116 · MELAA 7
- Phone: 07-5785325
- Email: office@gatepa.school.nz
- Contact: Rochelle Jensen
- Website: http://www.gatepa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Gate Pa School, in force from 2024-01-01 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tauranga Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/122-tauranga-girls-college), decile 6 · EQI 466
- [Tauranga Special School](https://www.chch.live/school/1762-tauranga-special-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Tauranga Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1990-tauranga-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Merivale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1825-merivale-school), decile 1 · EQI 548
- [Tauranga Boys' College](https://www.chch.live/school/121-tauranga-boys-college), decile 6 · EQI 456
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1959-st-mary-s-catholic-school-tauranga), decile 8 · EQI 385
- [Greerton Village School - Te Kura o Maarawaewae](https://www.chch.live/school/1730-greerton-village-school-te-kura-o-maarawaewae), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Te Whakatipuranga (Otumoetai TPU)](https://www.chch.live/school/2751-te-whakatipuranga-otumoetai-tpu), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.711142&lon=176.145836

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Gate Pa School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Gate Pa.

**How many students does Gate Pa School have?**

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

**What is Gate Pa School's Equity Index?**

EQI 507, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Gate Pa 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=1992 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026