St Marcellin School (Wanganui)

Whanganui · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Large urban area

St Marcellin School (Wanganui) at a glance

St Marcellin School (Wanganui) is a co-educational full primary school in Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 53 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 504. The school has been open since 1983.

With 53 students on roll, St Marcellin School (Wanganui) is a small school — larger than about 16% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 504, 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 41 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Asian at 63%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 20.4% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.37 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 916.7%

Pasifika 1120.4%

Asian 3463.0%

European 9 · 16.7%

Pasifika 11 · 20.4%

Asian 34 · 63.0%

Total roll recorded: 53 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

53Students on rollLarger than 16% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

504Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.91Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.37Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityWhanganui District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilManawatū-Whanganui 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
Opened1983
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTitoki
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateWhanganui
Māori electorate—

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Whanganui 39.9375° S · 175.0153° E

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About this data

School #2395 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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