# Ponatahi Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Carterton

https://www.chch.live/school/528-ponatahi-christian-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 431

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

## The record
- 6 Howard Street, Carterton, 5713
- Roll: 137 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1978
- Isolation index 0.72, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 103 · Pacific 1 · Asian 31 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 06-3798840
- Email: office@ponatahi.school.nz
- Contact: Jaap Reijersen van Buuren
- Website: http://www.ponatahi.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's School (Carterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/3013-st-mary-s-school-carterton), decile 6 · EQI 433
- [South End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2992-south-end-school), decile 6 · EQI 450
- [Carterton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2820-carterton-school), decile 6 · EQI 471
- [Dalefield School](https://www.chch.live/school/2831-dalefield-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Greytown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2850-greytown-school), decile 8 · EQI 414
- [Kuranui College](https://www.chch.live/school/249-kuranui-college), decile 6 · EQI 468
- [Solway School](https://www.chch.live/school/2991-solway-school), decile 6 · EQI 463
- [Gladstone School (Masterton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2845-gladstone-school-masterton), decile 9 · EQI 417

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.032158&lon=175.522456

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ponatahi Christian School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Ponatahi Christian School have?**

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

**What is Ponatahi Christian School's Equity Index?**

EQI 431, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Where is Ponatahi Christian School?**

6 Howard Street, , Carterton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=528 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026