Key facts
- School number2698
- School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1887
About Te Pohue School
Te Pohue School is a primary school located in the Te Pohue district of Hawke's Bay, situated beneath the Maungaharuru Range. It serves students from Te Pohue and the surrounding rural communities.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 473, Te Pohue School is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
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 Te Pohue 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 Te Pohue School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 23 students (82.1%)
- Asian — 3 students (10.7%)
- Māori — 18 students (64.3%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Location
- Street address44 Richmond Road
- CityTe Pohue
- Local authorityHastings District
Official contact details
- ContactWendy Gray (Acting)
- Phone+64 22 326 9239
- Emailadmin@tepohue.school.nz
- Websitewww.tepohue.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Te Pohue School, regardless of year level.
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Patoka School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 12.4 km
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Eskdale School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 22.1 km
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Sherenden and Districts School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 29.6 km
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Puketapu School (Hawkes Bay) Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 29.7 km
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Westshore School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 30.3 km
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Enrolment
Te Pohue School accepts enrolments via an online enrolment form available on the school website. Prospective families can also contact or visit the school directly.
For new entrants, the school recommends a minimum of four school visits before a child's fifth birthday. Parents of four-year-olds are asked to email the school office to be added to a potential enrolments list, after which the school will make contact with details of how visits will be arranged.
A travel allowance application is also available through the school's enrolment page. No enrolment zone boundaries or priority criteria are specified in the available information.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Te Pohue 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 Te Pohue 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) | Te Pohue School's official website | Current | 9 October 2026 |