TKKM o Te Matai

TKKM o Te Matai is a co-educational full primary school in Te Puke, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 43 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 532. The school has been open since 1887.

With 43 students on roll, TKKM o Te Matai is a very small school — larger than about 13% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 532, 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 69 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 50% and Pasifika at 25%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.5 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.