# West End School (P North)

Contributing · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2479-west-end-school-p-north

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 458

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

## The record
- 196 College Street, Palmerston North, 4412
- Roll: 356 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1913
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 226 · Pacific 33 · Asian 69 · MELAA 20
- Phone: 06-3582465
- Email: office@westend.school.nz
- Contact: Tony West
- Website: http://www.westend.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- West End School (P North), in force from 2017-06-01 · 2 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
- [Manawatu Community High School - Manawatu Kura a Iwi](https://www.chch.live/school/6118-manawatu-community-high-school-manawatu-kura-a-iwi), EQI 569
- [Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2416-our-lady-of-lourdes-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 422
- [Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga](https://www.chch.live/school/2402-monrad-te-kura-waenga-o-tirohanga), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Riverdale School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2437-riverdale-school-p-north), decile 8 · EQI 426
- [Awapuni School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2339-awapuni-school-p-north), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [Palmerston North Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2419-palmerston-north-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 426

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.369605&lon=175.59988

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 458, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does West End 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=2479 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026