# Napier Central School

Contributing · State · Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/2618-napier-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 403

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

## The record
- 32 Napier Terrace, Napier, 4110
- Roll: 258 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1879
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 191 · Pacific 5 · Asian 39 · MELAA 17 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-8358136
- Email: office@napiercentral.school.nz
- Contact: Ross McLeod
- Website: http://www.napiercentral.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Napier Central School, in force from 2012-12-22 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Napier Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/217-napier-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Sacred Heart College (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/219-sacred-heart-college-napier), decile 5 · EQI 446
- [Napier Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2619-napier-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [Port Ahuriri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2648-port-ahuriri-school), decile 7 · EQI 425
- [Nelson Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/2620-nelson-park-school), decile 5 · EQI 458
- [Marewa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2606-marewa-school), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [St Patrick's School (Napier)](https://www.chch.live/school/2745-st-patrick-s-school-napier), decile 4 · EQI 435
- [Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents](https://www.chch.live/school/2747-hawke-s-bay-school-for-teenage-parents), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.488524&lon=176.908497

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Napier Central School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Napier Central School have?**

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

**What is Napier Central School's Equity Index?**

EQI 403, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Napier Central 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=2618 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026