# Pegasus Bay School

Full Primary · State · Pegasus

https://www.chch.live/school/3570-pegasus-bay-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 422

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

## The record
- 5 Solander Road, Pegasus, 7612
- Roll: 429 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1873
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.54, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 374 · Māori 53 · Pacific 11 · Asian 38 · MELAA 23
- Phone: 03-9207000
- Email: admin@pegasusbay.school.nz
- Contact: Jared Kelly
- Website: http://www.pegasusbay.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pegasus Bay SchoolPegasus Bay School, in force from 2009-06-29 · 32 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Woodend School](https://www.chch.live/school/3600-woodend-school), decile 8 · EQI 453
- [Te Kura o Tuahiwi](https://www.chch.live/school/3563-te-kura-o-tuahiwi), decile 6 · EQI 498
- [Kaiapoi North School](https://www.chch.live/school/3389-kaiapoi-north-school), decile 7 · EQI 461
- [Southbrook School](https://www.chch.live/school/3510-southbrook-school), decile 7 · EQI 474
- [Rangiora New Life School](https://www.chch.live/school/418-rangiora-new-life-school), decile 9 · EQI 434
- [Te Waitai Sefton School](https://www.chch.live/school/3501-te-waitai-sefton-school), decile 7 · EQI 434
- [Rangiora High School](https://www.chch.live/school/312-rangiora-high-school), decile 9 · EQI 454
- [Kaiapoi Borough School](https://www.chch.live/school/3388-kaiapoi-borough-school), decile 5 · EQI 490

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Rutherford Reserve, Pegasus](https://www.chch.live/park/160-rutherford-reserve-pegasus), Reserve · 233 m to its edge
- [Wanaka Reserve, Pegasus](https://www.chch.live/park/159-wanaka-reserve-pegasus), Reserve · 343 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Public toilet, 30 Blackadder Road](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-33), Public toilet · 380 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.314909&lon=172.692266

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Pegasus Bay School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Pegasus Bay School have?**

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

**What is Pegasus Bay School's Equity Index?**

EQI 422, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Pegasus Bay 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=3570 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026