# Tauranga Primary School

Contributing · State · Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/1991-tauranga-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 31 Fifth Avenue, Tauranga, 3110
- Roll: 475 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1904
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.14, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 250 · Pacific 15 · Asian 140 · MELAA 26 · International 13
- Phone: 07-5786222
- Email: office@tauranga.school.nz
- Contact: Fiona Hawes
- Website: http://www.tauranga.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Tauranga Primary School, in force from 2020-01-01 · 6 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tauranga Boys' College](https://www.chch.live/school/121-tauranga-boys-college), decile 6 · EQI 456
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1959-st-mary-s-catholic-school-tauranga), decile 8 · EQI 385
- [Tauranga Special School](https://www.chch.live/school/1762-tauranga-special-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Pillans Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1894-pillans-point-school), decile 8 · EQI 405
- [Tauranga Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1990-tauranga-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Gate Pa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1992-gate-pa-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Ōtūmoetai Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1879-otumoetai-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 433
- [Te Kura o Matapihi](https://www.chch.live/school/1815-te-kura-o-matapihi), decile 3 · EQI 503

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.691996&lon=176.16398

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Tauranga 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=1991 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026