Last updated October 2026
Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 40 Lemon Street, New Plymouth. It opened in 1884 and had 227 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Lower Vogeltown, and parts of New Plymouth Central, Brooklands, Welbourn, Strandon, Vogeltown and Westown; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a learn-by-doing approach built around the values of whakaute, aroha, kaitiakitanga and aumangea, with home support pages for families in literacy, numeracy, physical education, science, te reo Māori and the arts. Term sport is organised through the school, with registrations made through its online shop.
At a glance
- Principal
- Natasha Jackson
- Address
- 40 Lemon Street, New Plymouth
- Phone
- 06 758 3240
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Lower Vogeltown New Plymouth.
Parts of New Plymouth Central, Brooklands New Plymouth, Welbourn, Strandon New Plymouth, Vogeltown New Plymouth and Westown New Plymouth: 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 227 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 May 2023. This kind of report sets out what ERO and the school will evaluate together rather than rating results, and here the focus is how well the school’s integrated curriculum, designed over several years with students, teachers, whānau and iwi, leads to fair and strong outcomes for every student.
ERO noted that the school then ran one bilingual class, that leaders guide change together in line with agreed goals, that learning partnerships are actively involved in designing and reviewing the curriculum, and that the written curriculum sets clear expectations for teaching and learning.
Next, the school planned to give teachers more relevant professional learning and chances to share practice so the integrated curriculum is delivered well, and to gather views from parents, staff and whānau to judge how well it is working for all students.
Read the ERO reports for Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and in-zone families complete the online enrolment information linked from the school’s enrolment page and sign a few consent forms.
Out-of-zone families fill in the out-of-zone form and return it to the school office. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places, and the scheme document is linked from the enrolment page.
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 New Plymouth Central
Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu is in New Plymouth Central. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our New Plymouth Central guide →Questions parents ask
Is Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Lower Vogeltown New Plymouth and parts of New Plymouth Central, Brooklands New Plymouth, Welbourn, Strandon New Plymouth, Vogeltown New Plymouth and Westown New Plymouth.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
227 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
417. 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, 22 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).