Te Matauranga

Auckland · Auckland Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Major urban area · Enrolment scheme

Te Matauranga at a glance

Te Matauranga is a co-educational contributing school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state sector, with 311 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 503. The school has been open since 2004.

With 311 students on roll, Te Matauranga is a large school — larger than about 62% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 503, 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 largest group is Pasifika at 74.3%, with a meaningful Asian community at 14.9% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.23 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 258.7%

Pasifika 21474.3%

Asian 4314.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 62.1%

European 25 · 8.7%

Pasifika 214 · 74.3%

Asian 43 · 14.9%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 6 · 2.1%

Total roll recorded: 311 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

311Students on rollLarger than 62% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

503Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.8Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.23Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityManurewa Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Waka
Regional councilAuckland Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionSome students taught in a Pacific language
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened2004
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaClendon Park East
WardManurewa-Papakura Ward
General electorateManurewa
Māori electorate—

Pacific language programme

70Pacific medium (levels 1–2)gagana Samoa | Samoa

0Pacific language in English mediumLevels 3–4

Location

Auckland Region

Auckland 37.0353° S · 174.8603° E

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About this data

School #6741 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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