# Upokongaro School

Full Primary · State · Upokongaro, Whanganui

https://www.chch.live/school/2469-upokongaro-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 524

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

## The record
- State Highway 4, Upokongaro, Whanganui, 4573
- Roll: 90 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1870
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.53, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 39 · Pacific 8 · Asian 1
- Phone: 06-345 6424
- Email: office@upokongaro.net
- Contact: Erin Browne
- Website: https://www.upokongaro.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Upokongaro School, in force from 2023-10-09 · 174 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Churton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2348-churton-school), decile 3 · EQI 516
- [Okoia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2412-okoia-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [Whanganui East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2476-whanganui-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 547
- [St Anne's School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2447-st-anne-s-school-wanganui), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [St Mary's School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2454-st-mary-s-school-wanganui), decile 3 · EQI 469
- [Cullinane College](https://www.chch.live/school/190-cullinane-college), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [Whanganui Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/188-whanganui-girls-college), decile 3 · EQI 493
- [Brunswick School](https://www.chch.live/school/2342-brunswick-school), decile 7 · EQI 474

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.866199&lon=175.113684

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Upokongaro School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Upokongaro.

**How many students does Upokongaro School have?**

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

**What is Upokongaro School's Equity Index?**

EQI 524, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Upokongaro 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=2469 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026