# Patoka School

Full Primary · State · Patoka, Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/2642-patoka-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 469

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

## The record
- 6 Hendley Road, Patoka, Napier, 4186
- Roll: 34 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1901
- Isolation index 0.91, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 29 · Pacific 2 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-8398821
- Email: office@patoka.school.nz
- Contact: Paul Webb
- Website: http://patoka.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Te Pohue School](https://www.chch.live/school/2698-te-pohue-school), decile 2 · EQI 473
- [Sherenden and Districts School](https://www.chch.live/school/2672-sherenden-and-districts-school), decile 9 · EQI 441
- [Eskdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/2557-eskdale-school), decile 8 · EQI 423
- [Pukehamoamoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2651-pukehamoamoa-school), decile 7 · EQI 437
- [Puketapu School (Hawkes Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/2654-puketapu-school-hawkes-bay), decile 10 · EQI 421
- [Hōhepa School](https://www.chch.live/school/4109-hohepa-school), private, not rated
- [Westshore School](https://www.chch.live/school/2733-westshore-school), decile 5 · EQI 500
- [Tutira School](https://www.chch.live/school/2710-tutira-school), decile 5 · EQI 505

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.347197&lon=176.605377

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Patoka.

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

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

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

EQI 469, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Where is Patoka School?**

6 Hendley Road, Patoka, Napier. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2642 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026