# Te Totara Primary School

Contributing · State · Rototuna North, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/577-te-totara-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 393

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

## The record
- 31 Hector Drive, Rototuna North, Hamilton, 3256
- Roll: 738 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 2007
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.29, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 197 · Pacific 37 · Asian 431 · MELAA 86 · Other 4
- Phone: 07-8530039
- Email: receptionist@tetotara.school.nz
- Contact: James Murray
- Website: http://www.tetotara.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Te Totara Primary School, in force from 2024-04-02 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Rototuna Junior High School](https://www.chch.live/school/708-rototuna-junior-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 428
- [Rototuna Senior High School](https://www.chch.live/school/615-rototuna-senior-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 451
- [Hamilton Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/451-hamilton-christian-school), decile 9 · EQI 413
- [Waikato Waldorf School ( Rudolf Steiner)](https://www.chch.live/school/539-waikato-waldorf-school-rudolf-steiner), decile 7 · EQI 424
- [Rototuna Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/6976-rototuna-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 400
- [Endeavour School](https://www.chch.live/school/6941-endeavour-school), decile 10 · EQI 411
- [Te Ao Mārama School](https://www.chch.live/school/780-te-ao-marama-school), EQI 390
- [Horsham Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/1747-horsham-downs-school), decile 10 · EQI 397

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.719718&lon=175.266642

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Te Totara Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Rototuna North.

**How many students does Te Totara Primary School have?**

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

**What is Te Totara Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 393, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Te Totara Primary 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=577 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026