Last updated November 2026
Patutahi School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 29 Atkins Street, Patutahi, Gisborne. It opened in 1878 and had 70 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply.
At a glance
- Principal
- Ana Te Kani
- Address
- 29 Atkins Street, Patutahi, Gisborne
- Phone
- 06 862 7628
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 70 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 February 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together, here how well the school’s localised curriculum helps every learner reach personal success.
ERO pointed to committed leaders and staff who work together with a focus on each learner succeeding, well established relationships with learners, whānau and iwi that are valued on all sides, and expertise from inside and outside the school to support teaching.
Next, the school plans to use professional learning to make teaching, learning and assessment more consistent, build its understanding of what learners, whānau, the community and iwi hope for, make putting the localised curriculum in place a priority, and keep working in partnership with whānau, community and iwi.
Read the ERO reports for Patutahi School
Enrolling
The school has no enrolment zone, so any student can apply. Families can contact the school to ask how to enrol.
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In Pātūtahi Gisborne
Patutahi School is in Pātūtahi Gisborne. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Pātūtahi Gisborne guide →Questions parents ask
Is Patutahi School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
70 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?
526. 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, 29 Oct 2026 (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).