# Mana Tamariki

Composite · State · Palmerston North CBD, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/465-mana-tamariki

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 444

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

## The record
- 165 Grey Street, Palmerston North CBD, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 70 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2000
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 5 · Pacific 6 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-3564383
- Email: tari@manatamariki.school.nz
- Contact: Kaimoni Soutar

## Other schools near here
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Palmerston North Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/202-palmerston-north-boys-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 441
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Queen Elizabeth College](https://www.chch.live/school/201-queen-elizabeth-college), decile 3 · EQI 556
- [Russell Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/2441-russell-street-school), decile 8 · EQI 429
- [Te Ohanui (Palmerston North Specialist School) (Proposed opening date: 2027-07-19)](https://www.chch.live/school/4556-te-ohanui-palmerston-north-specialist-school-proposed-opening-date-2027-07-19), not rated
- [Central Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2418-central-normal-school), decile 4 · EQI 491
- [St Mary's School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2457-st-mary-s-school-p-north), decile 6 · EQI 389

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.349078&lon=175.616143

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Mana Tamariki?**

Composite · State · Co-Educational, in Palmerston North CBD.

**How many students does Mana Tamariki have?**

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

**What is Mana Tamariki's Equity Index?**

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Mana Tamariki?**

165 Grey Street, Palmerston North CBD, 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=465 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026