# Pukehamoamoa School

Full Primary · State · Hastings

https://www.chch.live/school/2651-pukehamoamoa-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 437

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

## The record
- 11 Matapiro Road, Hastings, 4179
- Roll: 60 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1921
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.48, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 56 · Pacific 2
- Phone: 06-8743830
- Email: office@puke.school.nz
- Contact: Pania McVay-Stewart
- Website: http://www.pukehamoamoa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pukehamoamoa School, in force from 2007-10-12 · 163 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Omahu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2626-omahu-school), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Sherenden and Districts School](https://www.chch.live/school/2672-sherenden-and-districts-school), decile 9 · EQI 441
- [Puketapu School (Hawkes Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/2654-puketapu-school-hawkes-bay), decile 10 · EQI 421
- [Te Kura o Kimi Ora](https://www.chch.live/school/2746-te-kura-o-kimi-ora), decile 1 · EQI 532
- [Twyford School](https://www.chch.live/school/2711-twyford-school), decile 4 · EQI 445
- [Te Tipu Whenua o Pa Harakeke](https://www.chch.live/school/705-te-tipu-whenua-o-pa-harakeke), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Irongate School](https://www.chch.live/school/2582-irongate-school), decile 1 · EQI 533
- [Flaxmere College](https://www.chch.live/school/134-flaxmere-college), decile 1 · EQI 558

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.547143&lon=176.682763

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 437, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Pukehamoamoa 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=2651 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026