Taitoko School

Taitoko School is a co-educational full primary school in Levin, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 241 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 541. The school has been open since 1858.

With 241 students on roll, Taitoko School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 53% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 541, which is well 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 78 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 50.6% and Pasifika at 44%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.62 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.