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Turaki School

Full Primary · State · Taumarunui

188 students on the roll · EQI 512.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 512. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Tumoana Street, Taumarunui, 3920
  • Roll: 188 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1956
  • Isolation index 2.48, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 07-8957651
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Louise Turner
  • Website: turakiprimary.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 76 · 40%
Pacific 10 · 5%
Asian 6 · 3%
Other 1 · 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

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 Turaki School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Turaki School have?

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

What is Turaki School's Equity Index?

EQI 512, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Turaki School?

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