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Tahuna Normal Intermediate

Dunedin · Otago Region

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Figures on this page come from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity recorded at the same snapshot. Always confirm enrolment, zoning and fees directly with the school. About this directory

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About Tahuna Normal Intermediate

Tahuna Normal Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Dunedin, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 499 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 442. The school has been open since 1961.

With 499 students on roll, Tahuna Normal Intermediate is a large school — larger than about 81% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 442, 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.

79.7% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.12 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 412 · 79.7%
Pasifika 35 · 6.8%
Asian 45 · 8.7%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 16 · 3.1%
Other 7 · 1.4%
International 2 · 0.4%

Total roll recorded: 499 students, from the 2026 roll census. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

499Students on rollLarger than 81% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
442Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463
0.76Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0.12Isolation indexlow isolation
344 · lowest need569 · highest need

Location

Otago Region
Dunedin 45.9040° S · 170.5175° E
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Nearby schools

Musselburgh SchoolDunedin · Contributing 0.2 km Tainui SchoolDunedin · Contributing 0.6 km Bayfield High SchoolDunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1 km St Brigids School (Tainui)Dunedin · Contributing 1 km Andersons Bay SchoolDunedin · Contributing 1.7 km Kings High School (Dunedin)Dunedin · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.8 km

School information

  • School typeIntermediate
  • YearsYears 7–8
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • SettingMajor urban area
  • Territorial authorityDunedin City
  • Education regionOtago, Southland
  • Regional councilOtago 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
  • Opened1961
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