# Takaro School

Full Primary · State · Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2460-takaro-school

## 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
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 32 · Pacific 29 · Asian 20 · MELAA 5 · Other 5
- Phone: 06-3581563
- Email: office@takaro.school.nz
- Contact: Josie Woon (Acting)
- Website: http://www.takaro.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Monrad - Te Kura Waenga o Tirohanga](https://www.chch.live/school/2402-monrad-te-kura-waenga-o-tirohanga), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Our Lady of Lourdes School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2416-our-lady-of-lourdes-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 422
- [Te Kura o Wairau](https://www.chch.live/school/2363-te-kura-o-wairau), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [West End School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2479-west-end-school-p-north), decile 5 · EQI 458
- [Awapuni School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2339-awapuni-school-p-north), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Palmerston North Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4126-palmerston-north-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 433
- [Central Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 491
- [Awatapu College](https://www.chch.live/school/198-awatapu-college), decile 4 · EQI 492

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.359755&lon=175.590336

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2460 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026