Turua Primary School

Full Primary · State · Turua, Thames

98 students on the roll in Turua · EQI 470.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 470. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Hauraki Road, Turua, Thames, 3574
Roll: 98 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1877
Isolation index 1.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural settlement
Phone: 07-8675003
Email: admin@turua.school.nz
Contact: Karen Houghton
Website: turua.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 84 · 86%

Pacific 4 · 4%

Asian 3 · 3%

MELAA 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

Matatoki School, decile 5 · EQI 459 · 5.0 km
Kopuarahi School, decile 4 · EQI 524 · 6.0 km
Puriri School, decile 8 · EQI 475 · 6.4 km
Kerepehi School, decile 2 · EQI 514 · 6.6 km
Hauraki Plains College, decile 5 · EQI 468 · 7.3 km
Ngatea School, decile 6 · EQI 452 · 7.6 km
Pārāwai School, decile 5 · EQI 468 · 9.7 km
Hikutaia School, decile 5 · EQI 481 · 9.8 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 Turua Primary School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Turua.

How many students does Turua Primary School have?

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

What is Turua Primary School's Equity Index?

EQI 470, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is Turua Primary School?

Hauraki Road, Turua, Thames. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.