# Newbury School

Full Primary · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2406-newbury-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 445

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

## The record
- Rangitikei Line, Palmerston North, 4475
- Roll: 200 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 179 · Pacific 6 · Asian 8 · MELAA 2 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-3549359
- Email: school@newbury.school.nz
- Contact: Jo Fugle (Acting)
- Website: http://www.newbury.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Newbury School, in force from 2021-01-01 · 46 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Cloverlea School](https://www.chch.live/school/2350-cloverlea-school), decile 3 · EQI 494
- [St Peter's College (Palmerston North)](https://www.chch.live/school/204-st-peter-s-college-palmerston-north), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [Milson School](https://www.chch.live/school/2400-milson-school), decile 4 · EQI 486
- [Te Kura o Wairau](https://www.chch.live/school/2363-te-kura-o-wairau), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Te Ohanui (Palmerston North Specialist School) (Proposed opening date: 2027-07-19)](https://www.chch.live/school/4556-te-ohanui-palmerston-north-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2027-07-19), not rated
- [Russell Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2441-russell-street-school), decile 8 · EQI 429
- [Queen Elizabeth College](https://www.chch.live/school/201-queen-elizabeth-college), decile 3 · EQI 556
- [Central Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 491

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.315383&lon=175.57127

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 445, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Newbury 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=2406 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026