Timaru South School

Timaru South School is a co-educational full primary school in Timaru, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 191 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 511. The school has been open since 2005.

With 191 students on roll, Timaru South School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 46% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 511, 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 48 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 69.5%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 18.4% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.71 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.