# Poukawa School

Full Primary · State · Hastings

https://www.chch.live/school/2650-poukawa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 476

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

## The record
- 107 Poukawa Road, Hastings, 4178
- Roll: 97 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1921
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.37, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 73 · Pacific 5 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 06-8748880
- Email: office@poukawa.school.nz
- Contact: Lisa Allen
- Website: http://www.poukawa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Poukawa School, in force from 2007-03-26 · 94 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Pakipaki](https://www.chch.live/school/2637-te-kura-o-pakipaki), decile 1 · EQI 545
- [Te Aute College](https://www.chch.live/school/232-te-aute-college), decile 3 · EQI 541
- [Pukehou School](https://www.chch.live/school/2652-pukehou-school), decile 6 · EQI 452
- [Bridge Pa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2547-bridge-pa-school), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [TKKM o Ngati Kahungunu Ki Heretaunga](https://www.chch.live/school/2445-tkkm-o-ngati-kahungunu-ki-heretaunga), decile 1 · EQI 552
- [Maraekakaho School](https://www.chch.live/school/566-maraekakaho-school), decile 8 · EQI 402
- [Hastings Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/443-hastings-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Irongate School](https://www.chch.live/school/2582-irongate-school), decile 1 · EQI 533

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.759146&lon=176.72327

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 476, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Poukawa 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=2650 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026