Taumarunui Primary School

Taumarunui Primary School is a co-educational full primary school in Taumarunui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 147 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 554. The school has been open since 1902.

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

The school's Equity Index is 554, 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 91 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 68.6%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 17.6% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.47 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.