Key facts
- School number4107
- School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
- AuthorityState : Integrated
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established5 February 1978
About Parkside Christian S D A School
Parkside Adventist Christian School is a state integrated, co-educational primary school in Hawke's Bay, catering for students from new entrants to Year 8. It was established by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Hawke's Bay and opened as a private school on 5 February 1978, before being integrated under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act on 28 January 1993.
The school operates as a Seventh-day Adventist special character school. Its land and buildings are owned by The New Zealand Seventh-Day Adventist Schools Association Ltd, which owns all Seventh-day Adventist schools in New Zealand and shares responsibility with the Board of Trustees for maintaining the school's special character.
The school's community is not defined by geographical boundaries. It draws from Seventh-day Adventist congregations across Hawke's Bay as well as the broader Christian community of Napier and Hastings.
The school's stated educational vision, framed around the acronym GROWTH, encompasses Godliness, Rich Relationships, Ownership of Mastery, Wisdom In Decision Making, Transformational Learning, and Harvest. Two cross-cutting themes within this framework are growing disciples and celebrating GROWTH.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Parkside Christian S D A School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Parkside Christian S D A School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 15 students (24.2%)
- Asian — 6 students (9.7%)
- Pacific — 10 students (16.1%)
- Māori — 2 students (3.2%)
- MELAA — 28 students (45.2%)
- Other — 2 students (3.2%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Taradale Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 1.9 km
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Heretaunga Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 12.1 km
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Hastings Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 13.9 km
Location
- Street address135 Tait Drive
- SuburbGreenmeadows
- CityNapier
- Local authorityNapier City
Official contact details
- ContactZelda Van Zyl (Acting)
- Phone+64 6 844 8401
- Emailoffice@parkside.school.nz
- Websitewww.parksideadventistchristian.co.nz/information.html
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Parkside Christian S D A School, regardless of year level.
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Greenmeadows School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 719 m
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Reignier Catholic School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 786 m
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Porritt School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 1.1 km
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Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School Specialist School · 1.7 km
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Bledisloe School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 1.7 km
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Enrolment
Parkside Christian SDA School is a state integrated school with a special character based on the beliefs, values, and lifestyle of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Enrolment places are divided into preference and non-preference categories.
Preference places
Preference places are allocated to students with a specific or general connection to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The agent responsible for determining preference is the local church pastor, school chaplain, or their designee.
Non-preference places
The school has a maximum of 11 non-preference places. All non-preference applicants must accept that they are enrolling in a school of special character and that their place is conditional on participation in the school's programme. Payment of attendance dues set by the Proprietor is also required and is not voluntary.
Non-preference places are allocated in the following priority order:
- Children of Board of Trustees employees
- Siblings of current pupils
- Children of Board of Trustees members
- Siblings of former pupils
- Children of former pupils
- Non-preference students transferring from another Adventist school
Applicants who cannot be enrolled immediately may request placement on a waiting list, with positions assigned by date and number. Hard-copy enrolment information is available from the school office.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Parkside Christian S D A School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Parkside Christian S D A School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Parkside Christian S D A School's official website | Current | 16 October 2026 |