Tongariro School, Turangi — School Profile

Key facts

School number476
School typeComposite · Years 1–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
BoardingNo
Language of instructionSome students taught in te reo Māori
Established1 January 2004

About Tongariro School

Tongariro School opened in 2004, following community consultation on its vision and values in late 2003. The school's governing board developed a School Charter, Vision and Mission Statement at that time, which was subsequently reviewed in 2011.

Enrolment

No enrolment scheme listed

No enrolment scheme is currently listed for Tongariro School in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.

School donations

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

With an Equity Index of 546, Tongariro 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 Tongariro School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA

546

Scale: 344–569

Band: Most (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 444.6

Tongariro School 546

Student ethnicity

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

European — 109 students (29.3%)
Asian — 12 students (3.2%)
Pacific — 27 students (7.3%)
Māori — 324 students (87.1%)
MELAA — 5 students (1.3%)

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

Location

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Street address22 Waipapa Road
CityTurangi
Local authorityTaupo District

Official contact details

Nearby schools

Schools physically closest to Tongariro School, regardless of year level.

Pukeokahu School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 71.9 km
Rotorua S D A School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 100.4 km
Bledisloe School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 108.3 km
Napier Central School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 109.5 km
Pakowhai School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 111.9 km

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Curriculum

Tongariro School offers curriculum programmes across Years 7 to 13. Separate curriculum structures are in place for Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, and Years 12–13. The school's curriculum is aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum learning areas.

Facilities

The following named facility is described in the school's published information:

Library, maintained by the school's librarian, with an online library portal available to users.

Frequently asked

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

Tongariro School is classified as a Composite school serving Years 1–15.

It's a state school in the Waikato 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.

372 students, according to the August 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Tongariro 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 Tongariro 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	—	7 September 2026
Student roll	Ministry of Education / Education Counts	August 2026	7 September 2026
Equity Index	Education Counts	—	7 September 2026
Address & coordinates	Ministry of Education	—	7 September 2026
Contact details	NZ Schools Directory	Current	7 September 2026
School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed)	Tongariro School's official website	Current	20 September 2026