Aoraki Mount Cook School

Aoraki Mount Cook School is a co-educational full primary school in Mt Cook, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 5 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 411. The school has been open since 1858.

With 5 students on roll, Aoraki Mount Cook School is a very small school — larger than about 3% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 411, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 52 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 60%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 20% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 4.39 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.