# Central Normal School

Contributing · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 491

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

## The record
- 201 Featherston Street, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 486 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 281 · Pacific 75 · Asian 61 · MELAA 6
- Phone: 06-3593337
- Email: office@centralnormal.school.nz
- Contact: Regan Orr
- Website: http://www.centralnormal.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Central Normal School, in force from 2019-01-28 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Queen Elizabeth College](https://www.chch.live/school/201-queen-elizabeth-college), decile 3 · EQI 556
- [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
- [Palmerston North Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/202-palmerston-north-boys-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 441
- [Mana Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/school/465-mana-tamariki), decile 5 · EQI 444
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [Palmerston North Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2419-palmerston-north-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2416-our-lady-of-lourdes-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 422
- [Russell Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2441-russell-street-school), decile 8 · EQI 429

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.35089&lon=175.60348

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Central Normal School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Central Normal School have?**

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

**What is Central Normal School's Equity Index?**

EQI 491, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Central Normal 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=2418 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026