Last updated October 2026
Tua Marina School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at Campbells Road, Blenheim. It opened in 1871 and had 100 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Tuamarina and Rārangi, and parts of Koromiko and Spring Creek; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s website describes learning across the curriculum, including inquiry learning, Enviro Schools and te reo and tikanga Māori woven into class programmes. Students can also take part in kapa haka, choir, sport and the school’s edible garden.
At a glance
- Principal
- Nic Walker
- Address
- Campbells Road, Blenheim
- Phone
- 03 570 5621
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Rārangi and Tuamarina.
Parts of Koromiko and Spring Creek: 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 100 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 October 2024. ERO found most students reach or pass curriculum expectations in reading and maths, and Māori students do better than their schoolmates in both.
Leaders now gather reliable achievement information and use it to choose teacher training, classrooms are settled and well organised, and the school draws on local community resources.
ERO also raised concerns: fewer than half of students reach the expected level in writing, boys lag behind in reading and writing, and fewer than half attend school regularly, short of the Ministry’s attendance target.
ERO and the school agreed to build teachers’ skills in literacy to lift writing results, to work with students, parents and whānau on a plan to improve attendance, and to take a more planned approach to checking whether the school’s improvement priorities are working.
Read the ERO reports for Tua Marina School
Enrolling
Tua Marina School runs an enrolment scheme. Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered each year depending on how much room there is, and by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
The school’s out-of-zone enrolment page explains the enrolment periods and ballot process, and application forms come from the school office.
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 Tuamarina
Tua Marina School is in Tuamarina. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Tuamarina guide →Questions parents ask
Is Tua Marina School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Rārangi and Tuamarina and parts of Koromiko and Spring Creek.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
100 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?
432. 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, 22 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).