# Longburn School

Full Primary · State · Longburn, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2388-longburn-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 489

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

## The record
- 4A Carey Street, Longburn, Palmerston North, 4412
- Roll: 87 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1877
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.18, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 66 · Pacific 3 · Asian 4
- Phone: 06-3551642
- Email: office@longburn.school.nz
- Contact: Joanne Emerson
- Website: http://www.longburn.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Longburn School, in force from 2022-01-01 · 42 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Longburn Adventist College](https://www.chch.live/school/191-longburn-adventist-college), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Awapuni School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2339-awapuni-school-p-north), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Kairanga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2370-kairanga-school), decile 8 · EQI 449
- [Riverdale School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2437-riverdale-school-p-north), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga](https://www.chch.live/school/2402-monrad-te-kura-waenga-o-tirohanga), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Takaro School](https://www.chch.live/school/2460-takaro-school), decile 1 · EQI 534
- [Te Kura o Wairau](https://www.chch.live/school/2363-te-kura-o-wairau), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Awatapu College](https://www.chch.live/school/198-awatapu-college), decile 4 · EQI 492

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.38489&lon=175.543012

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 489, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Longburn 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=2388 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026