Marfell Community School

New Plymouth · Taranaki Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Large urban area

Marfell Community School at a glance

Marfell Community School is a co-educational contributing school in New Plymouth, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 141 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 542. The school has been open since 1961.

With 141 students on roll, Marfell Community School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 36% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 542, which is well above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 79 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

75.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 13%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.99 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 5875.3%

Pasifika 911.7%

Asian 1013.0%

European 58 · 75.3%

Pasifika 9 · 11.7%

Asian 10 · 13.0%

Total roll recorded: 141 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

141Students on rollLarger than 36% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

542Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.73Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.99Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityNew Plymouth District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilTaranaki Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionSome students taught in te reo Māori
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1961
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMarfell
WardKaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
General electorateNew Plymouth
Māori electorate—

Location

Taranaki Region

New Plymouth 39.0755° S · 174.0451° E

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About this data

School #2192 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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