# Moturoa School

Contributing · State · New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2203-moturoa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 458

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

## The record
- Pioneer Road, New Plymouth, 4310
- Roll: 146 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1923
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.99, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 101 · Pacific 4 · Asian 2 · MELAA 6 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-7510392
- Email: office@moturoa.school.nz
- Contact: John Elliott
- Website: http://www.moturoa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Moturoa School, in force from 2021-07-26 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Spotswood College](https://www.chch.live/school/173-spotswood-college), decile 5 · EQI 493
- [Te Pi'ipi'inga Kakano Mai I Rangiatea](https://www.chch.live/school/4145-te-pi-ipi-inga-kakano-mai-i-rangiatea), decile 3 · EQI 514
- [Spotswood Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2232-spotswood-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 507
- [St Joseph's School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2236-st-joseph-s-school-new-plymouth), decile 8 · EQI 384
- [Marfell Community School](https://www.chch.live/school/2192-marfell-community-school), decile 2 · EQI 542
- [Devon Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2161-devon-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 494
- [West End Te Kura O Morere](https://www.chch.live/school/2265-west-end-te-kura-o-morere), decile 6 · EQI 462
- [Francis Douglas Memorial College](https://www.chch.live/school/175-francis-douglas-memorial-college), decile 8 · EQI 418

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.064092&lon=174.035675

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 458, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Moturoa 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=2203 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026