Key facts
- School number392
- School typeSecondary · Years 7–15
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established1 February 1966
About Tokomairiro High School
Tokomairiro High School is a state secondary school in Milton, a town approximately 55 kilometres south of Dunedin. It caters to students from Year 7 through to Year 13, making it a composite school that spans both intermediate and secondary year levels.
The school is co-educational and non-faith-based. It offers a range of subjects and extracurricular activities, and describes its approach to education as balanced and holistic. Te Reo Māori, Tikanga, and Kapa Haka are among the subjects taught at the school.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 500, Tokomairiro High 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 Tokomairiro High School actually sits, not just the number on its own.
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 →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Tokomairiro High School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 154 students (78.6%)
- Asian — 10 students (5.1%)
- Pacific — 10 students (5.1%)
- Māori — 46 students (23.5%)
- MELAA — 8 students (4.1%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Tokoiti School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 2.1 km
Further education in Milton
Explore tertiary providers based in Milton — not necessarily where Tokomairiro High School's own students go on to study.
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Location
- Street address238 Union Street
- CityMilton
- Local authorityClutha District
Official contact details
- ContactVicki Wish
- Phone+64 3 417 8620
- Emailths@tokohigh.school.nz
- Websitewww.tokohigh.school.nz/
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Tokomairiro High School, regardless of year level.
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Tokoiti School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 2.1 km
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Stirling School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 20.8 km
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Balclutha School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 22.3 km
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Lawrence Area School Composite · Years 1–15 · 30.4 km
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Romahapa School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 32.6 km
Explore schools in Milton
Browse Milton schools by type, including primary, intermediate, secondary, composite and other schools.
Enrolment
The school's enrolment information page provides an enrolment form, but no further details about the enrolment process, zone boundaries, priority criteria, or required documents are available from the published content.
Student Support and Pastoral Care
Tokomairiro High School's pastoral care structure is built around several named roles and programmes.
- Guidance Counsellor — A full-time counsellor available to students and their whānau, focusing on mental health and emotional wellbeing. The service is confidential and accessible by referral from parents, teachers, or students themselves. The counsellor also provides financial assistance, stress management, student advocacy, and external referrals.
- House Group Teachers — Described as the foundation of the school's pastoral care network, House Group Teachers provide the primary layer of day-to-day pastoral support.
- Deans — Part of the guidance and pastoral care network, working alongside House Group Teachers and the Guidance Counsellor.
- Peer Support Programme — Senior students, trained as peer support leaders, meet weekly during the first term with Year 7 students to assist with the transition to high school. The programme is based on the tuakana-teina relationship, with roles described as interchangeable to reflect the concept of ako.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Tokomairiro High School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Tokomairiro High School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last 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) | Tokomairiro High School's official website | Current | 21 October 2026 |