# Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu

Contributing · State · New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2160-central-school-te-kura-waenga-o-ngamotu

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 417

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

## The record
- 40 Lemon Street, New Plymouth, 4310
- Roll: 224 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1884
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.88, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 151 · Pacific 12 · Asian 45 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 06-7583240
- Email: office@central.school.nz
- Contact: Natasha Jackson
- Website: http://www.central.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Central School, in force from 2017-07-24 · 5 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [New Plymouth Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/171-new-plymouth-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [New Plymouth Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/172-new-plymouth-girls-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 447
- [Welbourn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2264-welbourn-school), decile 8 · EQI 425
- [St Pius X School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2242-st-pius-x-school-new-plymouth), decile 9 · EQI 391
- [Highlands Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2172-highlands-intermediate), decile 7 · EQI 444
- [Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/174-sacred-heart-girls-college-n-plymouth), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Westown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2266-westown-school), decile 3 · EQI 533
- [Merrilands School](https://www.chch.live/school/2197-merrilands-school), decile 7 · EQI 479

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.059186&lon=174.079959

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu have?**

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

**What is Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu's Equity Index?**

EQI 417, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu 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=2160 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026