Kaponga School

Full Primary · State · Kaponga

45 students on the roll · EQI 505.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 505. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

30 Egmont Street, Kaponga, 4642
Roll: 45 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 2005
Isolation index 1.39, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 06-7646693
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Shane Downs
Website: kaponga.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 43 · 96%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

St Patrick's School (Kaponga), decile 5 · EQI 437 · 382 m
Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi, decile 2 · EQI 531 · 6.9 km
Matapu School, decile 6 · EQI 467 · 8.8 km
Auroa School, decile 8 · EQI 473 · 11.0 km
Eltham School, decile 2 · EQI 521 · 12.8 km
Pembroke School, decile 6 · EQI 480 · 13.4 km
Ngaere School, decile 7 · EQI 471 · 13.5 km
Manaia School (Taranaki), decile 3 · EQI 553 · 13.6 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Kaponga School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Kaponga School have?

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

What is Kaponga School's Equity Index?

EQI 505, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Kaponga School?

30 Egmont Street, , Kaponga. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.