Ballance School

Full Primary · State · Pahiatua

23 students on the roll · EQI 504.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 504. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

15 Post Office Road, Pahiatua, 4983
Roll: 23 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1880
Isolation index 0.54, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 06-3767826
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Brenda Sutton
Website: ballance.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 19 · 83%

Pacific 1 · 4%

Asian 1 · 4%

Other 1 · 4%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Mangatainoka School, decile 4 · EQI 509 · 5.7 km
Pahiatua School, decile 4 · EQI 478 · 6.5 km
Tararua College, decile 3 · EQI 510 · 6.7 km
St Anthony's School (Pahiatua), decile 5 · EQI 441 · 6.9 km
Woodville School, decile 2 · EQI 507 · 9.4 km
Aokautere School, decile 10 · EQI 393 · 12.1 km
Ashhurst School, decile 7 · EQI 459 · 12.9 km
Whakarongo School, decile 9 · EQI 424 · 13.3 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Ballance School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Ballance School have?

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

What is Ballance School's Equity Index?

EQI 504, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Ballance School?

15 Post Office Road, , Pahiatua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.