# Papakaio School

Full Primary · State · Oamaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3798-papakaio-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 449

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

## The record
- 17 Papakaio Road, Oamaru, 9494
- Roll: 123 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1867
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.3, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 92 · Māori 13 · Pacific 2 · Asian 26 · MELAA 2 · Other 1
- Phone: 03-4317851
- Email: office@papakaio.school.nz
- Contact: Damian Brown
- Website: http://www.papakaio.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Papakaio School, in force from 2015-01-26 · 266 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ardgowan School](https://www.chch.live/school/3704-ardgowan-school), decile 6 · EQI 453
- [St Kevins College (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/369-st-kevins-college-oamaru), decile 7 · EQI 447
- [Oamaru Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3784-oamaru-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Waitaki Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/365-waitaki-boys-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 477
- [Pembroke School (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3737-pembroke-school-oamaru), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Weston School](https://www.chch.live/school/3864-weston-school), decile 8 · EQI 434
- [Waitaki Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/366-waitaki-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Te Pākihi o Maru](https://www.chch.live/school/3785-te-pakihi-o-maru), decile 4 · EQI 502

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Lower Waitaki Community Center](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-42), Hall · 174 m
- [Papakaio Drop-Off](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-6), Transfer station · 210 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.989901&lon=170.979614

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 449, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Papakaio 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=3798 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026