Taumarunui Primary School

Full Primary · State · Taumarunui

148 students on the roll · EQI 554.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 554. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Maata Street, Taumarunui, 3920
Roll: 148 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1902
Isolation index 2.47, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 07-8957131
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Vanessa Gotz
Website: taumarunui.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 36 · 24%

Pacific 10 · 7%

Asian 3 · 2%

MELAA 2 · 1%

Other 2 · 1%

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

Turaki School, decile 3 · EQI 512 · 383 m
St Patrick's Catholic School (Taumarunui), decile 4 · EQI 465 · 1.1 km
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarunui, decile 1 · EQI 531 · 2.1 km
Tarrangower School, decile 2 · EQI 549 · 2.4 km
Taumarunui High School, decile 2 · EQI 528 · 3.0 km
Manunui School, decile 2 · EQI 508 · 4.5 km
Ngakonui Valley School, decile 3 · EQI 490 · 7.8 km
Te Kura o Ngāpuke, decile 2 · EQI 562 · 12.6 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Taumarunui Primary School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Taumarunui Primary School have?

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

What is Taumarunui Primary School's Equity Index?

EQI 554, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Taumarunui Primary School?

Maata Street, , Taumarunui. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.