# Eskdale School

Full Primary · State · Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/2557-eskdale-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 324 Hill Road, Napier, 4182
- Roll: 285 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1859
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 263 · Pacific 4 · Asian 7 · MELAA 9
- Phone: 06-8366845
- Email: admin@eskdale.school.nz
- Contact: Tristan Cheer
- Website: http://www.eskdale.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Eskdale School, in force from 2014-05-05 · 298 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Westshore School](https://www.chch.live/school/2733-westshore-school), decile 5 · EQI 500
- [Port Ahuriri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2648-port-ahuriri-school), decile 7 · EQI 425
- [Sacred Heart College (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/219-sacred-heart-college-napier), decile 5 · EQI 446
- [Napier Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/217-napier-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Napier Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2618-napier-central-school), decile 8 · EQI 403
- [Hōhepa School](https://www.chch.live/school/4109-hohepa-school), private, not rated
- [Napier Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2619-napier-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [Nelson Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/2620-nelson-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 458

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.402535&lon=176.85281

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Eskdale 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=2557 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026