# Lepperton School

Full Primary · State · Lepperton, New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2182-lepperton-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 540 Richmond Road, Lepperton, New Plymouth, 4373
- Roll: 129 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1870
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 124 · Pacific 3 · Asian 6 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-7520707
- Email: office@lepperton.school.nz
- Contact: Amanda O'Dowda
- Website: http://www.lepperton.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Lepperton School, in force from 2024-09-30 · 70 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Huirangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2175-huirangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 476
- [Bell Block School](https://www.chch.live/school/2157-bell-block-school), decile 5 · EQI 441
- [St Joseph's School (Waitara)](https://www.chch.live/school/2239-st-joseph-s-school-waitara), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Puketapu School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2223-puketapu-school-new-plymouth), decile 4 · EQI 480
- [Waitara Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2260-waitara-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [Tikorangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2251-tikorangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Manukorihi Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2190-manukorihi-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 512
- [Waitara High School](https://www.chch.live/school/170-waitara-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 524

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.062237&lon=174.209864

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Lepperton School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Lepperton.

**How many students does Lepperton School have?**

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

**What is Lepperton School's Equity Index?**

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Lepperton 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=2182 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026