# Riverdale School (P North)

Contributing · State · Awapuni, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2437-riverdale-school-p-north

## 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
- 95 Slacks Road, Awapuni, Palmerston North, 4445
- Roll: 376 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1965
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 283 · Pacific 23 · Asian 52 · MELAA 7
- Phone: 06-3542416
- Email: office@riverdale.school.nz
- Contact: Jared Bron
- Website: http://www.riverdale.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Riverdale School (P North), in force from 2023-03-01 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Awatapu College](https://www.chch.live/school/198-awatapu-college), decile 4 · EQI 492
- [Awapuni School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2339-awapuni-school-p-north), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [West End School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2479-west-end-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 458
- [Manawatu Community High School - Manawatu Kura a Iwi](https://www.chch.live/school/6118-manawatu-community-high-school-manawatu-kura-a-iwi), EQI 569
- [Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga](https://www.chch.live/school/2402-monrad-te-kura-waenga-o-tirohanga), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2416-our-lady-of-lourdes-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 422
- [Takaro School](https://www.chch.live/school/2460-takaro-school), decile 1 · EQI 534
- [Manukura](https://www.chch.live/school/739-manukura), decile 5 · EQI 494

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.377704&lon=175.594325

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Riverdale School (P North)?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Awapuni.

**How many students does Riverdale School (P North) have?**

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

**What is Riverdale School (P North)'s Equity Index?**

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

**Does Riverdale School (P North) 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=2437 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026