Port Chalmers School

Full Primary · State · Port Chalmers

82 students on the roll · EQI 448.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 448. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

30A Albertson Avenue, Port Chalmers, 9023
Roll: 82 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1858
Isolation index 0.33, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Phone: 03-472 8685
Email: office@portchalmers.school.nz
Contact: Vicki Nicolson
Website: portchalmers.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 75 · 91%

Māori 20 · 24%

Pacific 3 · 4%

Asian 3 · 4%

MELAA 2 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Sawyers Bay School, decile 6 · EQI 432 · 1.3 km
Broad Bay School, decile 9 · EQI 432 · 3.0 km
Portobello School, decile 8 · EQI 450 · 3.6 km
St Leonard's School (Dunedin), decile 10 · EQI 414 · 4.2 km
Pūrākaunui School, decile 10 · EQI 443 · 5.5 km
Macandrew Bay School, decile 10 · EQI 387 · 5.6 km
Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School, decile 9 · EQI 418 · 5.8 km
Ravensbourne School, decile 6 · EQI 479 · 6.8 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Port Chalmers School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Port Chalmers School have?

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

What is Port Chalmers School's Equity Index?

EQI 448, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Port Chalmers School?

30A Albertson Avenue, , Port Chalmers. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.