# Ross Intermediate

Intermediate · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2440-ross-intermediate

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 473

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

## The record
- 25 Freyberg Street, Palmerston North, 4414
- Roll: 443 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 298 · Pacific 40 · Asian 78 · MELAA 10 · Other 7
- Phone: 06-3585461
- Email: office@rossintermediate.school.nz
- Contact: Kara Mason
- Website: http://www.rossint.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ross Intermediate, in force from 2011-03-08 · 27 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whakatipuria Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2756-whakatipuria-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Freyberg High School](https://www.chch.live/school/200-freyberg-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 488
- [St Mary's School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2457-st-mary-s-school-p-north), decile 6 · EQI 389
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Russell Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2441-russell-street-school), decile 8 · EQI 429
- [Roslyn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2439-roslyn-school), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Milson School](https://www.chch.live/school/2400-milson-school), decile 4 · EQI 486

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.33882&lon=175.625551

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ross Intermediate?**

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Ross Intermediate have?**

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

**What is Ross Intermediate's Equity Index?**

EQI 473, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Ross 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=2440 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026