Pūrākaunui School

Full Primary · State · Purakaunui

9 students on the roll · EQI 443.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 10. Current Equity Index: 443. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

8 Mihiwaka Station Road, Purakaunui, 9081
Roll: 9 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1874
Isolation index 0.48, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 022-4146351
Email: office@purakaunui.school.nz
Contact: Mikaela Wilson
Website: purakaunui.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 9 · 100%

Pacific 1 · 11%

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

Waitati School, decile 9 · EQI 421 · 5.0 km
Port Chalmers School, decile 6 · EQI 448 · 5.5 km
Sawyers Bay School, decile 6 · EQI 432 · 5.7 km
Portobello School, decile 8 · EQI 450 · 7.5 km
Warrington School, decile 8 · EQI 397 · 7.6 km
Broad Bay School, decile 9 · EQI 432 · 8.3 km
St Leonard's School (Dunedin), decile 10 · EQI 414 · 9.2 km
Dunedin Rudolf Steiner School, decile 9 · EQI 418 · 10.9 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 Pūrākaunui School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Pūrākaunui School have?

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

What is Pūrākaunui School's Equity Index?

EQI 443, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

Where is Pūrākaunui School?

8 Mihiwaka Station Road, , Purakaunui. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.