# Papakowhai School

Full Primary · State · Papakowhai, Porirua

https://www.chch.live/school/2946-papakowhai-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 387

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

## The record
- Spey Place, Papakowhai, Porirua, 5024
- Roll: 476 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1976
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.12, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 343 · Māori 56 · Pacific 46 · Asian 123 · MELAA 23 · Other 2
- Phone: 04-2338321
- Email: office@papakowhai.school.nz
- Contact: MARK SMITH
- Website: http://www.papakowhai.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papakowhai School, in force from 2019-01-01 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Postgate School](https://www.chch.live/school/2966-postgate-school), decile 3 · EQI 461
- [Te Kura Māori o Porirua](https://www.chch.live/school/1634-te-kura-maori-o-porirua), decile 3 · EQI 506
- [Tairangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3029-tairangi-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [Porirua Montessori Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3641-porirua-montessori-primary-school), private, not rated
- [Aotea College](https://www.chch.live/school/253-aotea-college), decile 5 · EQI 441
- [Discovery School](https://www.chch.live/school/2832-discovery-school), decile 10 · EQI 393

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.11339&lon=174.867393

## Questions, answered briefly

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

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

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

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

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

EQI 387, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Papakowhai 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=2946 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026