Te Totara Primary School

Hamilton · Waikato Region

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

Te Totara Primary School at a glance

Te Totara Primary School is a co-educational contributing school in Hamilton, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 743 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 393. The school has been open since 2007.

With 743 students on roll, Te Totara Primary School is a very large school — larger than about 91% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 393, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 70 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Asian at 56.8%, with a meaningful European community at 25.8% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.29 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 19625.8%

Pasifika 425.5%

Asian 43256.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 8611.3%

Other 40.5%

European 196 · 25.8%

Pasifika 42 · 5.5%

Asian 432 · 56.8%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 86 · 11.3%

Other 4 · 0.5%

Total roll recorded: 743 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

743Students on rollLarger than 91% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

393Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.1Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.29Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityHamilton City
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato 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 may be requested
Opened2007
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaRototuna North
WardEast General Ward
General electorateWaikato
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Hamilton 37.7197° S · 175.2666° E

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Nearby schools

Rototuna Junior High SchoolHamilton · Secondary (Year 7-10) 0.5 km Rototuna Senior High SchoolHamilton · Secondary (Year 11-15) 0.5 km Hamilton Christian SchoolHamilton · Composite 0.5 km Waikato Waldorf School ( Rudolf Steiner)Hamilton · Composite (Year 1-10) 1.4 km Rototuna Primary SchoolHamilton · Contributing 1.7 km Endeavour SchoolHamilton · Contributing 1.8 km

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About this data

School #577 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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