# Pahiatua School

Full Primary · State · Pahiatua

https://www.chch.live/school/2945-pahiatua-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 478

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

## The record
- 21 Albert Street, Pahiatua, 4910
- Roll: 331 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1953
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 268 · Pacific 31 · Asian 21 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-3768205
- Email: office@pahiatua.school.nz
- Contact: David Jackson
- Website: http://www.pahiatua.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pahiatua School, in force from 2020-04-01 · 324 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Anthony's School (Pahiatua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2998-st-anthony-s-school-pahiatua), decile 5 · EQI 441
- [Tararua College](https://www.chch.live/school/235-tararua-college), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Mangatainoka School](https://www.chch.live/school/2900-mangatainoka-school), decile 4 · EQI 509
- [Ballance School](https://www.chch.live/school/2805-ballance-school), decile 6 · EQI 504
- [Woodville School](https://www.chch.live/school/2742-woodville-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Makuri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2895-makuri-school), decile 6 · EQI 440
- [Aokautere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2332-aokautere-school), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Kumeroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/601-kumeroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 461

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.451536&lon=175.839089

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 478, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Pahiatua 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=2945 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026