Tongariro School

Tongariro School is a co-educational composite school in Turangi, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 367 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 546. The school has been open since 2004.

With 367 students on roll, Tongariro School is a large school — larger than about 70% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 546, which is well 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 83 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 72.2%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 17.2% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.53 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.