Paremata School

Paremata School is a co-educational full primary school in Porirua, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 320 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 408. The school has been open since 1921.

With 320 students on roll, Paremata School is a large school — larger than about 63% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 408, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 55 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 69.8%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 15.1% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.12 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.