# Carncot Independent School

Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school

## Its rating
Private, the Ministry does not rate private schools.

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

## The record
- 263 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North, 4414
- Roll: 127 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Not applicable
- Opened 1881
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 83 · Asian 39 · MELAA 4 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-3532302
- Email: admin@carncot.school.nz
- Contact: Shelley Driver
- Website: http://www.carncot.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Mana Tamariki](https://www.chch.live/school/465-mana-tamariki), decile 5 · EQI 444
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Palmerston North Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/202-palmerston-north-boys-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 441
- [Hokowhitu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2365-hokowhitu-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [College Street Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2353-college-street-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [St Mary's School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2457-st-mary-s-school-p-north), decile 6 · EQI 389
- [Ross Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2440-ross-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 473
- [Whakatipuria Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2756-whakatipuria-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.349801&lon=175.621747

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Carncot Independent School?**

Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Carncot Independent School have?**

127 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**Does Carncot Independent School have an Equity Index?**

No, the Ministry does not rate private schools.

**Where is Carncot Independent School?**

263 Broadway Avenue, , Palmerston North. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=4101 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026