# Palmerston North Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2419-palmerston-north-intermediate

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · 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
- 56 Linton Street, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 745 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1941
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.02, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 477 · Pacific 45 · Asian 206 · MELAA 36 · Other 11 · International 3
- Phone: 06-3580548
- Email: office@pnins.school.nz
- Contact: Vicki James (Acting)
- Website: http://www.pnins.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Palmerston North Intermediate, in force from 2003-01-31 · 188 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [Manawatu Community High School - Manawatu Kura a Iwi](https://www.chch.live/school/6118-manawatu-community-high-school-manawatu-kura-a-iwi), EQI 569
- [College Street Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2353-college-street-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Palmerston North Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/203-palmerston-north-girls-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2416-our-lady-of-lourdes-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 422
- [West End School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2479-west-end-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 458
- [Central Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 491
- [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=-40.361293&lon=175.610019

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Palmerston North Intermediate?**

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Palmerston North Intermediate have?**

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

**What is Palmerston North Intermediate's Equity Index?**

EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Palmerston North Intermediate 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=2419 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026