Hokowhitu School
Contributing · State · Palmerston North
382 students on the roll · EQI 426 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 426. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- 227 Albert Street, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 382 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1924
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Phone: 06-3579667
- Email: [email protected]
- Contact: Reece Hawkins
- Website: hokowhitu.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- Hokowhitu School, in force from 2015-07-20 · 7 km²
Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.
Other schools near here
- St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi, decile 8 · EQI 410 · 457 m
- College Street Normal School, decile 8 · EQI 409 · 917 m
- Carncot Independent School, private, not rated · 1.1 km
- Winchester School (P North), decile 8 · EQI 420 · 1.2 km
- Parkland School (P North), decile 7 · EQI 443 · 1.2 km
- Terrace End School, decile 3 · EQI 505 · 1.3 km
- Palmerston North Girls' High School, decile 8 · EQI 433 · 1.4 km
- Mana Tamariki, decile 5 · EQI 444 · 1.5 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
Contributing · State · Co-Educational.
382 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.
1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.