Moturoa School

New Plymouth · Taranaki Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Large urban area · Enrolment scheme

Moturoa School at a glance

Moturoa School is a co-educational contributing school in New Plymouth, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 147 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 458. The school has been open since 1923.

With 147 students on roll, Moturoa School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 37% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 458, 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.

87.1% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Middle Eastern / Latin American / African descent make up 5.2%.

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 10187.1%

Pasifika 43.4%

Asian 21.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 65.2%

Other 32.6%

European 101 · 87.1%

Pasifika 4 · 3.4%

Asian 2 · 1.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 6 · 5.2%

Other 3 · 2.6%

Total roll recorded: 147 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

147Students on rollLarger than 37% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

458Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.55Diversity 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 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
Opened1923
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaSpotswood
WardKaitake-Ngāmotu General Ward
General electorateNew Plymouth
Māori electorate—

Location

Taranaki Region

New Plymouth 39.0641° S · 174.0357° E

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About this data

School #2203 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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