# Papatoetoe High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Papatoetoe, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/95-papatoetoe-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 472

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

## The record
- 19 Nicholson Avenue, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2155
- Roll: 1,800 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1957
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.04, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 177 · Māori 248 · Pacific 653 · Asian 1010 · MELAA 38 · Other 4 · International 19
- Phone: 09-2784086
- Email: office@papatoetoehigh.school.nz
- Contact: Barry Williams (Acting)
- Website: http://www.papatoetoehigh.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Papatoetoe High School, in force from 2005-02-01 · 10 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Papatoetoe East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1427-papatoetoe-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 463
- [Papatoetoe Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1426-papatoetoe-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 419
- [South Auckland S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4140-south-auckland-s-d-a-school), decile 2 · EQI 474
- [Flat Bush School](https://www.chch.live/school/1277-flat-bush-school), decile 1 · EQI 520
- [Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)](https://www.chch.live/school/1315-holy-cross-school-papatoetoe), decile 2 · EQI 445
- [Yendarra School](https://www.chch.live/school/1580-yendarra-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [Puhinui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1448-puhinui-school), decile 3 · EQI 432
- [Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)](https://www.chch.live/school/1274-ferguson-intermediate-otara), decile 1 · EQI 519

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.975523&lon=174.871805

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Papatoetoe High School?**

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

**How many students does Papatoetoe High School have?**

1,800 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Papatoetoe High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 472, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Papatoetoe High 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=95 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026