# Tikipunga Primary School

Contributing · State · Tikipunga, Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1113-tikipunga-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 548

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Tania Place, Tikipunga, Whangarei, 112
- Roll: 360 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1964
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.7, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 123 · Pacific 30 · Asian 9 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 09-4370743
- Email: admin@tikiprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Judy Panapa (Acting)
- Website: http://www.tikiprimary.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Tikipunga Primary School, in force from 2025-01-01 · 4 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Tikipunga High School](https://www.chch.live/school/14-tikipunga-high-school), decile 2 · EQI 560
- [TKKM o Te Rawhiti Roa](https://www.chch.live/school/1154-tkkm-o-te-rawhiti-roa), decile 1 · EQI 535
- [Te Kura O Otangarei](https://www.chch.live/school/1069-te-kura-o-otangarei), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Totara Grove School](https://www.chch.live/school/1028-totara-grove-school), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Te Kamo Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/1029-te-kamo-intermediate-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Whau Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1131-whau-valley-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [Whangarei Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4154-whangarei-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 474
- [Te Kamo High School](https://www.chch.live/school/13-te-kamo-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 508

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.685964&lon=174.324242

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Tikipunga Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Tikipunga.

**How many students does Tikipunga Primary School have?**

360 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Tikipunga Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 548, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Tikipunga Primary School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1113 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026