# Tokomaru School

Full Primary · State · Tokomaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3046-tokomaru-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 490

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 5 Tokomaru East Road, Tokomaru, 4864
- Roll: 68 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1893
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.41, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 59 · Pacific 1 · Asian 3 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 06-3298780
- Email: officemanager@tokomaru.school.nz
- Contact: Mel Ryan
- Website: https://www.tokomaru.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Tokomaru School, in force from 2018-10-24 · 82 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Opiki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2937-opiki-school), decile 6 · EQI 435
- [Linton Camp School](https://www.chch.live/school/2386-linton-camp-school), decile 10 · EQI 482
- [Longburn School](https://www.chch.live/school/2388-longburn-school), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [Longburn Adventist College](https://www.chch.live/school/191-longburn-adventist-college), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Shannon School](https://www.chch.live/school/2989-shannon-school), decile 1 · EQI 517
- [Turitea School](https://www.chch.live/school/2467-turitea-school), decile 10 · EQI 403
- [Manukura](https://www.chch.live/school/739-manukura), decile 5 · EQI 494
- [Riverdale School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2437-riverdale-school-p-north), decile 8 · EQI 426

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.474947&lon=175.510626

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Tokomaru School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Tokomaru School have?**

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

**What is Tokomaru School's Equity Index?**

EQI 490, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Tokomaru 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3046 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026