The former, shared campus of the
Manawatū Polytechnic and
Palmerston North Teachers' College exists next to Hokowhitu Lagoon. The campus begun construction in the early 1960s, with many of its buildings finished in the 1970s and early 1980s. The Polytech left the campus in 1995, and Massey University acquired the Teachers College in 1996. The
New Zealand Defence Force began using some of the buildings in 2011. Massey relocated the college to
Turitea campus in 2013 and sold the land in 2016. When the site was sold, the land consisted of 20 buildings; including halls, offices, a library, a marae and sporting facilities. The site began to be redeveloped into housing in 2018. Hokowhitu has three contributing state primary schools for years 1 to 6: Hokowhitu School (established 1924) in the north, with a roll of ; College Street Normal School (established 1893) in the west, with a roll of ; and Winchester School (established 1958) in the east, with a roll of . St James School, a state-integrated Catholic primary school for years 1 to 6 located just south of Hokowhitu School, has a roll of . It opened in 1958.
Manukura is a designated character school for Year 9 to 13 students. It was originally based on the old
Massey University campus. It opened in 2005 as Tū Toa, and gained Special Character status in 2015. All these schools are co-educational. Rolls are as of == Transport ==