# Whakarongo School

Full Primary · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2481-whakarongo-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 424

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

## The record
- Stoney Creek Road, Palmerston North, 4470
- Roll: 487 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1877
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.18, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 346 · Pacific 19 · Asian 111 · MELAA 39 · Other 4 · International 1
- Phone: 06-3569640
- Email: office@whakarongo.school.nz
- Contact: Christopher Symon
- Website: http://www.whakarongo.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Whakarongo School, in force from 2015-01-01 · 34 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Cornerstone Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1172-cornerstone-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 417
- [TKKM o Manawatu](https://www.chch.live/school/4209-tkkm-o-manawatu), decile 5 · EQI 506
- [Roslyn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2439-roslyn-school), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Parkland School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2424-parkland-school-p-north), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Aokautere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2332-aokautere-school), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Freyberg High School](https://www.chch.live/school/200-freyberg-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 488
- [Whakatipuria Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2756-whakatipuria-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Ross Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2440-ross-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 473

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.326441&lon=175.676376

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 424, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Whakarongo 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=2481 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026