Timaru South School

Full Primary · State · Parkside, Timaru

191 students on the roll in Parkside · EQI 511 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 511. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

44 Queen Street, Parkside, Timaru, 7910
Roll: 191 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 2005
An enrolment scheme is in place.
Isolation index 0.71, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Medium urban area
Phone: 03-6843704
Email: office@timarusouth.school.nz
Contact: Brandon Payne
Website: timarusouth.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 132 · 69%

Māori 33 · 17%

Pacific 35 · 18%

Asian 13 · 7%

MELAA 8 · 4%

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.

Enrolment zone

Timaru South School, in force from 2021-05-03 · 8 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

Timaru Girls' High School, decile 6 · EQI 474 · 563 m
Roncalli College, decile 7 · EQI 446 · 700 m
Sacred Heart School (Timaru), decile 5 · EQI 438 · 747 m
Timaru Christian School, decile 8 · EQI 446 · 1.8 km
Timaru Boys' High School, decile 7 · EQI 457 · 1.8 km
Bluestone School, decile 5 · EQI 474 · 2.2 km
Waimataitai School, decile 6 · EQI 464 · 2.5 km
Craighead Diocesan School, decile 9 · EQI 409 · 3.0 km

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

Botanic Gardens, Botanic · 113 m to its edge
Anzac Square, Sports ground · 267 m to its edge
Russell Square, Sports ground · 343 m to its edge
Timaru War Memorial · 353 m to its edge
South Africa Reserve, Reserve · 383 m to its edge

Facilities nearby

Council facilities within 400 m of the school’s point, libraries, pools and centres a parent can walk to.

South School War Memorial, Monument · 11 m
Robbie Burns, Monument · 155 m
Botannic Gardens Playground Toilets, Public toilet · 212 m
Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain, Monument · 274 m
Bowls Club Building Toilets, Public toilet · 330 m
Cenotaph & Wall Of Remembrance, Monument · 356 m

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Timaru South School?

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

How many students does Timaru South School have?

191 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Timaru South School's Equity Index?

EQI 511, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Does Timaru South 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.