# Pakūranga College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Bucklands Beach, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/80-pakuranga-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · 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
- Pigeon Mountain Road, Bucklands Beach, Auckland, 2143
- Roll: 2,302 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1960
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.35, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1003 · Māori 213 · Pacific 219 · Asian 1118 · MELAA 132 · Other 60 · International 158
- Phone: 09-534 7159
- Email: info@pakuranga.school.nz
- Contact: Billy Merchant
- Website: http://www.pakuranga.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Pakuranga College, in force from 2015-01-01 · 12 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mark's School (Pakuranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1501-st-mark-s-school-pakuranga), decile 6 · EQI 379
- [Wakaaranga School](https://www.chch.live/school/1560-wakaaranga-school), decile 7 · EQI 381
- [Farm Cove Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1272-farm-cove-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Howick Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1319-howick-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 422
- [Macleans Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1388-macleans-primary-school), decile 7 · EQI 391
- [Howick Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1318-howick-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 429
- [Sunnyhills School](https://www.chch.live/school/1515-sunnyhills-school), decile 9 · EQI 367
- [Pigeon Mountain School](https://www.chch.live/school/1439-pigeon-mountain-school), decile 8 · EQI 353

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.89763&lon=174.901771

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Pakūranga College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational, in Bucklands Beach.

**How many students does Pakūranga College have?**

2,302 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Pakūranga College's Equity Index?**

EQI 431, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Pakūranga College 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=80 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026