Colyton School

Feilding · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Rural other · Enrolment scheme

Colyton School at a glance

Colyton School is a co-educational full primary school in Feilding, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 154 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 433. The school has been open since 1884.

With 154 students on roll, Colyton School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 38% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 433, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm.

96.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Middle Eastern / Latin American / African descent make up 1.4%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.36 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 13896.5%

Pasifika 10.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 21.4%

Other 21.4%

European 138 · 96.5%

Pasifika 1 · 0.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 2 · 1.4%

Other 2 · 1.4%

Total roll recorded: 154 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

154Students on rollLarger than 38% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

433Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.19Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.36Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural other
Territorial authorityManawatu District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilManawatū-Whanganui Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1884
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTaonui
WardManawatū Rural General Ward
General electorateRangitīkei
Māori electorate—

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Feilding 40.2268° S · 175.6487° E

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About this data

School #2354 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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