# Papanui Junction School

Full Primary · State · Taihape

https://www.chch.live/school/2420-papanui-junction-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 453

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

## The record
- 7471A Turakina Valley Road, Taihape, 4791
- Roll: 10 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1906
- Isolation index 1.79, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 9
- Phone: 06-3887590
- Email: office@papanuijunction.school.nz
- Contact: Susannah Revell

## Other schools near here
- [Mataroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2398-mataroa-school), decile 7 · EQI 467
- [Kakatahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2375-kakatahi-school), decile 2 · EQI 526
- [Mangamahu Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2391-mangamahu-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 553
- [Taihape Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/549-taihape-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 514
- [St Joseph's School (Taihape)](https://www.chch.live/school/2453-st-joseph-s-school-taihape), decile 6 · EQI 435
- [Mangaweka School](https://www.chch.live/school/2392-mangaweka-school), decile 6 · EQI 458
- [Waiouru School](https://www.chch.live/school/2472-waiouru-school), decile 7 · EQI 484
- [Aberfeldy School](https://www.chch.live/school/2330-aberfeldy-school), decile 2 · EQI 568

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.67698&lon=175.543286

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Papanui Junction School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Papanui Junction School have?**

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

**What is Papanui Junction School's Equity Index?**

EQI 453, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Where is Papanui Junction School?**

7471A Turakina Valley Road, , Taihape. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2420 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026