# Discovery School

Full Primary · State · Whitby, Porirua

https://www.chch.live/school/2832-discovery-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 393

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

## The record
- Pullen Lane, Whitby, Porirua, 5024
- Roll: 471 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1976
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.2, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 382 · Māori 70 · Pacific 30 · Asian 56 · MELAA 39 · Other 13
- Phone: 04-2347103
- Email: office@discovery.school.nz
- Contact: Kaylene Macnee
- Website: http://www.discovery.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Discovery School, in force from 2011-09-27 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whitby Collegiate](https://www.chch.live/school/546-whitby-collegiate), private, not rated
- [Postgate School](https://www.chch.live/school/2966-postgate-school), decile 3 · EQI 461
- [Adventure School](https://www.chch.live/school/1195-adventure-school), decile 10 · EQI 389
- [Porirua Montessori Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3641-porirua-montessori-primary-school), private, not rated
- [Tairangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3029-tairangi-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [Te Kura Māori o Porirua](https://www.chch.live/school/1634-te-kura-maori-o-porirua), decile 3 · EQI 506
- [Rangikura School](https://www.chch.live/school/2970-rangikura-school), decile 2 · EQI 503
- [Paremata School](https://www.chch.live/school/2950-paremata-school), decile 9 · EQI 408

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.110581&lon=174.890108

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

471 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 393, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Discovery 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=2832 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026