# Nga Tawa Diocesan School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Marton

https://www.chch.live/school/196-nga-tawa-diocesan-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 431

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

## The record
- 164 Calico Line, Marton, 4741
- Roll: 188 (October 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1891
- Isolation index 0.55, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 164 · Pacific 4 · Asian 15 · MELAA 1 · Other 2 · International 14
- Phone: 06-3276429
- Email: admin@ngatawa.school.nz
- Contact: Lesley Carter
- Website: http://www.ngatawa.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Rangitīkei College](https://www.chch.live/school/195-rangitikei-college), decile 3 · EQI 515
- [Marton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2397-marton-school), decile 3 · EQI 491
- [St Matthew's School (Marton)](https://www.chch.live/school/2456-st-matthew-s-school-marton), decile 2 · EQI 484
- [Marton Junction School](https://www.chch.live/school/2396-marton-junction-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [James Cook School](https://www.chch.live/school/2368-james-cook-school), decile 2 · EQI 499
- [Huntley School (Marton)](https://www.chch.live/school/4111-huntley-school-marton), private, not rated
- [South Makirikiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2446-south-makirikiri-school), decile 7 · EQI 444
- [Bulls School](https://www.chch.live/school/2343-bulls-school), decile 5 · EQI 481

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.067539&lon=175.398803

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Nga Tawa Diocesan School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School.

**How many students does Nga Tawa Diocesan School have?**

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

**What is Nga Tawa Diocesan School's Equity Index?**

EQI 431, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Where is Nga Tawa Diocesan School?**

164 Calico Line, , Marton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=196 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026