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Tikokino School

Full Primary · Years 1–8 · Co-Educational · Tikokino

A small rural state primary school located in the Tikokino community of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Its grounds extend to 2.12 hectares and include sports fields, courts, an adventure playground, and an 18-metre swimming pool.

Last checked 15 October 2026 · Roll data from September 2026

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At a glance

TypeFull Primary · Years 1–8
LocationTikokino
RegionHawke's Bay Region
School number2704
80
Students
as at September 2026
438
Equity Index
No
Enrolment scheme
Open
School status

Key facts

  • School number2704
  • School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • BoardingNo
  • Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
  • Established17 November 1858
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About Tikokino School

Tikokino School is a small rural primary school located in the Tikokino community. The school operates across a site that includes fields, a forest, and a garden.

The school's stated values centre on respect — for others, for oneself, for property, and for the environment. Staff and the wider community have developed a leavers profile intended to guide students toward being respectful, determined, proud, and responsible. The school describes its educational approach as holistic, with an emphasis on recognising individual interests and needs.

Because of its small size, students across all year levels mix regularly in both classroom and playground settings. The current principal is Hamish Natusch.

School donations

The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".

With an Equity Index of 438, Tikokino School is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).

Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.

Equity Index

The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Tikokino School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA
438
Scale: 344–569
Band: Below Average (2026)
WHAT IT MEANS

The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →

EQI scale (344–569)
Directory avg 445
Tikokino School 438

Student ethnicity

The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Tikokino School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.

  • European — 71 students (88.8%)
  • Asian — 2 students (2.5%)
  • Māori — 27 students (33.8%)

Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.

Location

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  • Street address29-43 Owen Street
  • CityTikokino
  • Local authorityCentral Hawke's Bay District

Official contact details

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Enrolment

Tikokino School provides enrolment packs from the school office, which can be collected in person or posted on request.

For children approaching school age, the school operates a pre-enrolment process. Families can place a child on the pre-enrolment list by contacting the office before the child's fifth birthday. Approximately four weeks before that birthday, the school arranges a pre-school visit and sends an invitation to attend along with an enrolment pack containing the required forms.

On the child's fifth birthday, a parent or caregiver must attend the office to complete formal enrolment. Required documents at that point are:

  • The child's birth certificate
  • Immunisation records

As part of its pre-school liaison programme, the junior class visits the local Tikokino Playcentre each year, with a return visit made by the Playcentre to the school. No enrolment zone boundaries or priority criteria are described in the available information.

Curriculum

Tikokino School teaches across several curriculum areas. Named subjects and programmes include:

  • Numeracy — taught daily for 45 minutes to an hour, with students grouped by learning need. The school uses PRIME Mathematics, a New Zealand-designed programme.
  • Literacy — includes Reading and Writing, with differentiated grouping and personalised programmes. The school runs the Davis Dyslexia programme and the Lexia Reading programme to support decoding. Digital devices (iPads, tablets, notebooks, computers) are used as part of literacy teaching.
  • PE/Health — daily fitness activities and a term-by-term physical education plan. Each term covers two five-week units tied to seasonal sports, including aquatics, gymnastics, cross country, athletics, and ball skills for cricket, rugby, soccer, basketball, netball, tennis, and hockey.
  • The Arts — covers music, drama, visual arts, and dance. In even years, students participate in a Ngāti Whai performance. Other activities include a school production, weekly singing, visual art, and an options programme. Individual music lessons are available.
  • Science — investigative and experimental learning across a range of topics, incorporating a Te Ao Māori perspective.
  • Social Science — delivered with reference to the Treaty of Waitangi and Te Ao Māori, with a focus on inquiry learning and investigation skills.

Frequently asked

These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Tikokino School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.

Tikokino School is classified as a Full Primary school serving Years 1–8.

It's a state school in the Hawke's Bay region. New Zealand domestic students are generally entitled to free enrolment and education at state schools.

Yes. It's a co-educational school, enrolling both boys and girls.

80 students, according to the September 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Tikokino School's students face, on average. The Ministry uses the Equity Index to help target funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Sources & methodology

Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Tikokino School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.

DataSourceData periodLast checked
School characteristics Ministry of Education — 15 October 2026
Student roll Ministry of Education / Education Counts September 2026 15 October 2026
Equity Index Education Counts — 15 October 2026
Address & coordinates Ministry of Education — 15 October 2026
Contact details NZ Schools Directory Current 15 October 2026
School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) Tikokino School's official website Current 1 October 2026