# Hokowhitu School

Contributing · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2365-hokowhitu-school

## 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
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 198 · Pacific 22 · Asian 135 · MELAA 29 · Other 8
- Phone: 06-3579667
- Email: office@hokowhitu.school.nz
- Contact: Reece Hawkins
- Website: http://www.hokowhitu.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Hokowhitu School, in force from 2015-07-20 · 7 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi](https://www.chch.live/school/2449-st-james-catholic-school-te-kura-katorika-o-hato-heemi), decile 8 · EQI 410
- [College Street Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2353-college-street-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Winchester School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2484-winchester-school-p-north), decile 8 · EQI 420
- [Parkland School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2424-parkland-school-p-north), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Palmerston North Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/203-palmerston-north-girls-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [Mana Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/school/465-mana-tamariki), decile 5 · EQI 444

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.357043&lon=175.6297

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Hokowhitu 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=2365 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026