Last updated October 2026
Pukekohe East School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 137 Runciman Road, Pukekohe. It opened in 1880 and had 161 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Pukekohe East, Ramarama, Runciman, Buckland, Paerata and Pukekohe Central; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school hosts the Parkside Satellite Unit, which gives students who benefit from specialist teaching tailored learning and support as part of the wider school. Its website lists keyboard, guitar and ukulele lessons and school camps, including a ski camp.
At a glance
- Principal
- Louise Tupai
- Address
- 137 Runciman Road, Pukekohe
- Phone
- 09 238 8708
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Pukekohe East, Ramarama, Runciman, Buckland Pukekohe, Paerata and Pukekohe Central: 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 161 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 Evaluation Report from December 2024. ERO found that most students are engaged and achieve at or above expected curriculum levels in literacy and mathematics, and that Māori students have made significant gains in literacy over time.
Students with additional learning needs are well supported, and ERO described leadership, professional learning and the use of internal evaluation as well established, with plenty of learning tied to the local area. A satellite unit of Parkside Special School is on site.
ERO noted that a gap remains for Māori learners in reading and writing, that girls still do better than boys in writing, and that a majority of students attend regularly, close to the Ministry target.
The agreed next steps are to keep lifting progress, achievement and attendance with targeted teaching for priority learners, to make assessment and learning progressions more consistent so students understand their own learning, and to build every teacher’s evaluation skills.
Read the ERO reports for Pukekohe East School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, using the in-zone pre-enrolment form on the school’s enrolment page.
Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The enrolment page has the out-of-zone ballot application, and families can contact the school office with enrolment questions.
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 Pukekohe East
Pukekohe East School is in Pukekohe East. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Pukekohe East guide →Questions parents ask
Is Pukekohe East School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Pukekohe East, Ramarama, Runciman, Buckland Pukekohe, Paerata and Pukekohe Central.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
161 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?
404. 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).