Last updated October 2026
Kaitoke School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 16 Concord Line, Whanganui. It opened in 1863 and had 116 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Kaitoke, and parts of Marybank, Pūtiki and Whangaehu; the zone map below shows the full boundary. Its site describes a rural school with small classes and its own swimming pool, a breakfast club each morning, and a board-owned bus that collects students from set stops on its side of the city for a fee. Year 7 and 8 students take part in the Tuia Leadership Challenge.
At a glance
- Principal
- Vanessa Duncan
- Address
- 16 Concord Line, Whanganui
- Phone
- 06 345 0474
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Kaitoke.
Parts of Marybank, Pūtiki and Whangaehu: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 116 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from March 2025. ERO found the school still working towards equitable outcomes for all learners, with the majority of students at expected curriculum levels in reading, writing and maths.
Students with additional learning needs are well known, get targeted support and make good progress. Leadership is strategic and plans with the community and board, teachers know their students well, the curriculum increasingly reflects the local area, and the board manages resourcing well.
ERO noted that closing gaps for Māori learners and for boys in writing is a priority, and that regular attendance is not yet at the government target, although leaders and teachers monitor it closely.
The agreed next steps are to make better use of achievement information to tailor learning, especially for Māori students and boys in writing, continue professional learning in teaching writing, check the impact of these changes, and keep working to improve attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Kaitoke School (Wanganui)
Enrolling
Children who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. The school runs an enrolment scheme to keep class sizes small, and it advertises any out-of-zone places, which are offered by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The enrolments page has the prospectus, enrolment form, zone map and enrolment scheme. Families can email the school office to register their interest.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Kaitoke
Kaitoke School (Wanganui) is in Kaitoke. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Kaitoke guide →Questions parents ask
Is Kaitoke School (Wanganui) zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Kaitoke and parts of Marybank, Pūtiki and Whangaehu.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
116 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
453. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 29 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).