Last updated October 2026
Puni School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 357 Waiuku Road, Puni, Pukekohe. It opened in 1878 and had 211 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Puni, and parts of Aka Aka, Pukekohe Central and Mauku; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
Puni School is registered to take international students, and its website lists a wide sports programme including swimming, triathlon, rippa and tackle rugby, football, hockey, netball, basketball, touch, cross country and athletics. Students are grouped in three syndicates, Te Awa, Maunga and Rangi.
At a glance
- Principal
- Haydon Brill
- Address
- 357 Waiuku Road, Puni, Pukekohe
- Phone
- 09 238 7403
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Puni.
Parts of Aka Aka near Pukekohe, Pukekohe Central and Mauku: 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 211 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 July 2024. Since its previous review the school has made big gains in mathematics, with accelerated progress for the students who most needed it.
ERO found that most learners achieve at or above curriculum expectations in reading, writing and mathematics, that outcomes for Māori learners are becoming more equitable, and that most students attend regularly. Students with additional needs are well supported, and te reo Māori, tikanga and te ao Māori are woven through the curriculum.
The agreed next steps are targeted work to lift reading and writing in line with the gains made in mathematics, helping teachers manage change in ways that benefit their teaching, and building teachers’ evaluation skills through a school-wide evaluation cycle.
Read the ERO reports for Puni School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol using the online form on the school’s enrolment page, which also has the zone map and the enrolment scheme policy.
Out-of-zone applicants use the ballot form rather than the online form, and a ballot is held when there are more applicants than places. The school publishes its out-of-zone places and ballot dates on its enrolment page each year.
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 Puni
Puni School is in Puni. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Puni guide →Questions parents ask
Is Puni School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Puni and parts of Aka Aka near Pukekohe, Pukekohe Central and Mauku.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
211 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?
430. 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).