# Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai

Full Primary · State · Featherston

https://www.chch.live/school/2840-featherston-school-te-kura-o-paetumokai

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 497

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

## The record
- 11 Lyon Street, Featherston, 5710
- Roll: 141 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1863
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.59, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 114 · Pacific 1 · Asian 8 · MELAA 5
- Phone: 06-3089242
- Email: office@featherston.school.nz
- Contact: Vanessa Phillips
- Website: http://www.featherston.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Featherston School, in force from 2021-02-01 · 134 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Teresa's School (Featherston)](https://www.chch.live/school/3023-st-teresa-s-school-featherston), decile 5 · EQI 453
- [South Featherston School](https://www.chch.live/school/2993-south-featherston-school), decile 6 · EQI 457
- [Kuranui College](https://www.chch.live/school/249-kuranui-college), decile 6 · EQI 468
- [Greytown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2850-greytown-school), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Kahutara School](https://www.chch.live/school/2868-kahutara-school), decile 8 · EQI 456
- [Martinborough School](https://www.chch.live/school/2906-martinborough-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [Dalefield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2831-dalefield-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Plateau School](https://www.chch.live/school/2959-plateau-school), decile 8 · EQI 421

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.11877&lon=175.326505

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai have?**

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

**What is Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai's Equity Index?**

EQI 497, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Featherston School Te Kura o Paetūmokai 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=2840 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026