Last updated October 2026
Pokeno School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 54 Pokeno Road, Pokeno. It opened in 1866 and had 682 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Pōkeno, Tuakau and Mangatāwhiri; the zone map below shows the full boundary. It is a PB4L school that teaches and celebrates positive behaviour, and it has a library, a swimming pool and junior and senior choirs.
Senior students compete in East Group Schools swimming, athletics, cross country and rippa rugby, and the school’s website lists before and after school care run by Kids After School.
At a glance
- Principal
- Blair Johnston
- Address
- 54 Pokeno Road, Pokeno
- Phone
- 09 233 6108
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Pōkeno near Pukekohe, Tuakau near Pukekohe and Mangatāwhiri near Pukekohe: 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 682 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from August 2023. ERO noted that the roll keeps growing with new housing in the township and that the community is becoming more multicultural.
ERO and the school agreed to look at how well its programmes lift progress in writing, especially for boys and Māori learners, with better regular attendance as an ongoing goal.
ERO pointed to programmes shaped around students’ needs, interests and cultures, professional learning that builds the skills of teachers and learning assistants, and a team culture that works together on improvement.
Looking ahead, the school’s priorities are targeted action to lift progress and fairer results in writing for every student, helping students build the skills to lead their own learning, and continued professional learning matched to the different needs of students and staff. ERO’s next public report will be a School Evaluation Report.
Read the ERO reports for Pokeno School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. The school’s enrolment page sets out the steps: check the zone, fill in the pre-enrolment form, send the required documents, then come in for a pre-enrolment visit and tour.
Any out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme in priority order, starting with siblings of current students, and by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The enrolment page says whether the school is taking out-of-zone enrolments at the time.
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 Pōkeno near Pukekohe
Pokeno School is in Pōkeno near Pukekohe. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Pōkeno near Pukekohe guide →Questions parents ask
Is Pokeno School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Pōkeno near Pukekohe, Tuakau near Pukekohe and Mangatāwhiri near Pukekohe.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
682 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
429. 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).