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Pukeatua Primary School (Wainuiomata)

Full Primary · State · Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt

159 students on the roll in Wainuiomata · EQI 525.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 525. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Frederick Street, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, 5014
  • Roll: 159 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1958
  • Isolation index 0.25, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
  • Phone: 04-9398356
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Kerry Lewis
  • Website: pukeatua.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 28 · 18%
Pacific 40 · 25%
Asian 7 · 4%
MELAA 4 · 3%
Other 1 · 1%

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

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 Pukeatua Primary School (Wainuiomata)?

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

How many students does Pukeatua Primary School (Wainuiomata) have?

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

What is Pukeatua Primary School (Wainuiomata)'s Equity Index?

EQI 525, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Pukeatua Primary School (Wainuiomata)?

Frederick Street, Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.