TKKM o Tokomaru

TKKM o Tokomaru is a co-educational full primary school in Tokomaru Bay, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 22 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 531. The school has been open since 1993.

With 22 students on roll, TKKM o Tokomaru is a very small school — larger than about 7% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 531, 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 68 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

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

On the isolation index the school scores 2.1 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.