# Nelson Park School

Contributing · State · Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/2620-nelson-park-school

## 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
- 54 Kennedy Road, Napier, 4110
- Roll: 353 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1914
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 254 · Pacific 14 · Asian 53 · MELAA 13 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-8356078
- Email: admin@nelsonpark.school.nz
- Contact: Pip Simmonds
- Website: http://www.nelsonpark.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Nelson Park School, in force from 2003-09-22 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Napier Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2619-napier-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [Napier Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2618-napier-central-school), decile 8 · EQI 403
- [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
- [Napier Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/217-napier-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Hawke's Bay School for Teenage Parents](https://www.chch.live/school/2747-hawke-s-bay-school-for-teenage-parents), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [William Colenso College](https://www.chch.live/school/220-william-colenso-college), decile 2 · EQI 548
- [Port Ahuriri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2648-port-ahuriri-school), decile 7 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.496815&lon=176.90779

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Nelson Park School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Nelson Park School have?**

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

**What is Nelson Park School's Equity Index?**

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

**Does Nelson Park 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=2620 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026