Takaro School

Full Primary · State · Palmerston North

192 students on the roll · EQI 534.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 534. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Brighton Crescent, Palmerston North, 4412
Roll: 192 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1957
Isolation index 0.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
Setting: Large urban area
Phone: 06-3581563
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Josie Woon (Acting)
Website: takaro.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 32 · 17%

Pacific 29 · 15%

Asian 20 · 10%

MELAA 5 · 3%

Other 5 · 3%

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

Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga, decile 3 · EQI 517 · 387 m
Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North), decile 5 · EQI 422 · 514 m
Te Kura o Wairau, decile 1 · EQI 541 · 899 m
West End School (P North), decile 5 · EQI 458 · 1.4 km
Awapuni School (P North), decile 2 · EQI 531 · 1.4 km
Palmerston North Adventist Christian School, decile 3 · EQI 433 · 1.5 km
Central Normal School, decile 4 · EQI 491 · 1.5 km
Awatapu College, decile 4 · EQI 492 · 1.6 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 Takaro School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Takaro School have?

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

What is Takaro School's Equity Index?

EQI 534, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Takaro School?

Brighton Crescent, , Palmerston North. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.