and 2010s. The main agricultural activities of the district are sheep and dairy farming. Forestry is still, however, the primary and most important industry to the district. Timber is milled and processed at Kinleith. Over recent years, the sharp decline in timber processing has seen the majority of raw logs shipped offshore. Most of the Kinleith workers live in Tokoroa, with a small number commuting from other South Waikato towns. Tokoroa is a marketing and servicing centre for agriculture, inline with other associated industries. These other industries include (but are not limited to): the manufacture of cheese (and related dairy products [via Fonterra]), specialised wooden boxing, timber joinery, saw milling, general engineering, and the quarrying of building (masonry) stone. Although Tokoroa's economy primarily tends to revolve around timber and farming, many large retail companies have continued investing in the town – Foodstuffs recently constructed and opened a New World (supermarket) on Tokoroa's main street (Bridge Street). Also, Woolworths (a major competitor to Foodstuffs Group) also recently built New Zealand's first Countdown (supermarket) featuring bilingual (i.e. including Te Reo-Māori) signage. Education Tertiary education is important to Tokoroa, through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. Tokoroa has two secondary schools: Tokoroa High School, with a roll of Notable alumni includes Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul. Forest View High School, with a roll of It has two alternative education facilities for secondary students who work better with full teacher guidance outside the classroom: Forest View High School Alternative Education Tautoko Kura Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit There are three full Year 1 to 8 primary schools: Amisfield School, with a roll of Tainui Full Primary School, with a roll of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Hiringa, a Māori immersion school with a roll of There is one intermediate school: Tokoroa Intermediate, with a roll of Tokoroa also has a range of Year 1–6 primary schools: Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School, with a roll of . Cargill Open Plan School, with a roll of . David Henry School, with a roll of . Strathmore School, with a roll of . Tokoroa Central School, with a roll of . Tokoroa North School, with a roll of . Matarawa Primary School closed in 1999. Tokoroa East School closed in 2011. Town facilities and attractions Tokoroa has a number of Tourist and visiting attractions, as well as many facilities for local use.