# Bell Block School

Full Primary · State · Bell Block, New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2157-bell-block-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 441

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

## The record
- 31 Bell Block Court, Bell Block, New Plymouth, 4312
- Roll: 470 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 332 · Pacific 19 · Asian 107 · MELAA 7 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-7550838
- Email: office@bellblock.school.nz
- Contact: Conrad Hailes
- Website: http://www.bellblock.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Bell Block School, in force from 2011-12-21 · 38 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Puketapu School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2223-puketapu-school-new-plymouth), decile 4 · EQI 480
- [Fitzroy School](https://www.chch.live/school/2167-fitzroy-school), decile 8 · EQI 422
- [St John Bosco School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2233-st-john-bosco-school-new-plymouth), decile 8 · EQI 385
- [Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/174-sacred-heart-girls-college-n-plymouth), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Merrilands School](https://www.chch.live/school/2197-merrilands-school), decile 7 · EQI 479
- [New Plymouth Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/172-new-plymouth-girls-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 447
- [New Plymouth Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/171-new-plymouth-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [Welbourn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2264-welbourn-school), decile 8 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.035752&lon=174.14481

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Bell Block School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Bell Block.

**How many students does Bell Block School have?**

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

**What is Bell Block School's Equity Index?**

EQI 441, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Bell Block 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=2157 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026