# Winchester School (P North)

Contributing · State · Hokowhitu, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2484-winchester-school-p-north

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 420

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

## The record
- 552 Ruahine Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 341 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1958
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 239 · Pacific 20 · Asian 64 · MELAA 27 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-3579414
- Email: bursar@winchester.school.nz
- Contact: Nic Mason
- Website: http://www.winchester.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Winchester School (P North), in force from 2017-10-16 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi](https://www.chch.live/school/2449-st-james-catholic-school-te-kura-katorika-o-hato-heemi), decile 8 · EQI 410
- [Parkland School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2424-parkland-school-p-north), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Hokowhitu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2365-hokowhitu-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Aokautere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2332-aokautere-school), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [College Street Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2353-college-street-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Palmerston North Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/203-palmerston-north-girls-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 433

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.360057&lon=175.642693

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Hokowhitu.

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

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

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

EQI 420, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Winchester 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=2484 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026