# Golden Sands School

Contributing · State · Papamoa Beach, Papamoa

https://www.chch.live/school/6070-golden-sands-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 426

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

## The record
- 26 Golden Sands Drive, Papamoa Beach, Papamoa, 3118
- Roll: 503 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2010
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.48, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 327 · Pacific 14 · Asian 66 · MELAA 22
- Phone: 07-5424550
- Email: admin@goldensands.school.nz
- Contact: Melanie Taylor
- Website: http://www.goldensands.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Golden Sands School, in force from 2024-07-22 · 12 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Suzanne Aubert Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/846-suzanne-aubert-catholic-school), EQI 393
- [Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/724-te-manawa-o-papamoa-school), EQI 443
- [Pāpāmoa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1885-papamoa-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 432
- [Papamoa College](https://www.chch.live/school/6963-papamoa-college), decile 6 · EQI 458
- [Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6940-te-akau-ki-papamoa-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 448
- [TKKM o Te Kura Kokiri](https://www.chch.live/school/558-tkkm-o-te-kura-kokiri), decile 2 · EQI 551
- [Tahatai Coast School](https://www.chch.live/school/6742-tahatai-coast-school), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Te Puke Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2016-te-puke-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 469

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.718291&lon=176.340294

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Golden Sands School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Papamoa Beach.

**How many students does Golden Sands School have?**

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

**What is Golden Sands School's Equity Index?**

EQI 426, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Golden Sands 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=6070 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026