Tairangi School

Tairangi School is a co-educational full primary school in Porirua, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 151 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 512. The school has been open since 1969.

With 151 students on roll, Tairangi School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 38% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 512, 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 49 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 71.6%, with a meaningful European community at 16.2% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.14 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.