Last updated October 2026
Puketapu School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 708 Puketapu Road, Puketapu, Napier. It opened in 1864 and had 241 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Puketapu, Taradale and Poraiti; the zone map below shows the full boundary. The school’s site describes a village setting beside the Tutaekuri River, daily explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy, the arts, sport and performing arts, and education outside the classroom with camps from Year 4 to Year 8. Students in Years 5 to 8 bring their own devices, and junior classes use iPads and online learning platforms.
At a glance
- Principal
- Sam Hocking
- Address
- 708 Puketapu Road, Puketapu, Napier
- Phone
- 06 844 7837
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Puketapu near Napier, Taradale and Poraiti: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 241 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from October 2025. ERO found success and progress rising for all learners, with most students at or above expected curriculum levels in reading and maths and a large majority in writing, and maths results even across groups of students. It described very strong teaching, a broad curriculum, good support for students with complex needs, school planning that is driving strong performance, useful reporting to whānau and close attention to community feedback. Regular attendance is approaching the government target, though chronic absence is not yet falling.
ERO and the school agreed to put an attendance plan in place and lift regular attendance, embed a structured maths programme, extend structured literacy teaching across the school, and build teachers’ confidence with te reo Māori, te ao Māori and tikanga Māori in everyday learning.
Read the ERO reports for Puketapu School (Hawkes Bay)
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The school’s site has an online enrolment enquiry form, suggests enrolling well before a child’s fifth birthday and arranges classroom visits before a new entrant starts.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Puketapu near Napier
Puketapu School (Hawkes Bay) is in Puketapu near Napier. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Puketapu near Napier guide →Questions parents ask
Is Puketapu School (Hawkes Bay) zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Puketapu near Napier, Taradale and Poraiti.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
241 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
421. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 26 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).