# Petone Central School

Full Primary · State · Petone, Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/2955-petone-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 447

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

## The record
- 16 Britannia Street, Petone, Lower Hutt, 5046
- Roll: 203 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1878
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 84 · Māori 32 · Pacific 27 · Asian 74 · MELAA 16 · Other 2
- Phone: 04-5687974
- Email: office@petone-central.school.nz
- Contact: Katarina Bennett
- Website: http://www.petonecentral.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Sacred Heart School (Petone)](https://www.chch.live/school/2984-sacred-heart-school-petone), decile 7 · EQI 415
- [Encompass Education Hub (Proposed opening date: 2027-02-03)](https://www.chch.live/school/4551-encompass-education-hub-proposed-opening-date-2027-02-03), not rated
- [Wilford School](https://www.chch.live/school/3072-wilford-school), decile 6 · EQI 428
- [Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1670-te-ara-whanui-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-nga-kohanga-reo-o-te-awa-kairangi), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Hutt Valley Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6117-hutt-valley-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Korokoro School](https://www.chch.live/school/2883-korokoro-school), decile 10 · EQI 375
- [Hutt Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2862-hutt-central-school), decile 8 · EQI 396
- [Maungaraki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2968-maungaraki-school), decile 10 · EQI 379

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.224085&lon=174.880252

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Petone Central School?**

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

**How many students does Petone Central School have?**

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

**What is Petone Central School's Equity Index?**

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Petone Central School have an enrolment zone?**

An enrolment scheme on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2955 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026