Marton Junction School

Marton Junction School is a co-educational full primary school in Marton, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 94 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 529. The school has been open since 1923.

With 94 students on roll, Marton Junction School is a small school — larger than about 24% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 529, which is 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 66 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 73.8%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 14.8% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.55 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.