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Tomarata School

Full Primary · State · Wellsford

93 students on the roll · EQI 468.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 468. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 8 Pakiri Block Road, Wellsford, 974
  • Roll: 93 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1934
  • Isolation index 1.27, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 09-4237022
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Chris King
  • Website: tomarata.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 78 · 84%
Pacific 11 · 12%
Asian 2 · 2%
MELAA 2 · 2%
Other 2 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Tomarata School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Tomarata School have?

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

What is Tomarata School's Equity Index?

EQI 468, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Tomarata School?

8 Pakiri Block Road, , Wellsford. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.