Masterton Intermediate

Masterton · Wellington Region

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational · Medium urban area

Masterton Intermediate at a glance

Masterton Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Masterton, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 339 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 483. The school has been open since 1960.

With 339 students on roll, Masterton Intermediate is a large school — larger than about 66% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 483, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

81.7% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 8.4%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.93 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 25481.7%

Pasifika 268.4%

Asian 216.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 82.6%

Other 20.6%

European 254 · 81.7%

Pasifika 26 · 8.4%

Asian 21 · 6.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 8 · 2.6%

Other 2 · 0.6%

Total roll recorded: 339 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

339Students on rollLarger than 66% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

483Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.68Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.93Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeIntermediate
YearsYears 7–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityMasterton District
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
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
Opened1960
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaSolway North
WardMasterton/Whakaoriori General Ward
General electorateWairarapa
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Masterton 40.9569° S · 175.6405° E

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Hadlow Preparatory SchoolMasterton · Full Primary 0.3 km Masterton Primary SchoolMasterton · Contributing 0.7 km Solway CollegeMasterton · Secondary (Year 7-15) 0.8 km Wairarapa CollegeMasterton · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.9 km St Patrick's School (Masterton)Masterton · Contributing 1.2 km Chanel CollegeMasterton · Secondary (Year 7-15) 1.3 km

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About this data

School #2909 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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