Benneydale School

Benneydale School is a co-educational full primary school in Benneydale, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 27 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 559. The school has been open since 1996.

With 27 students on roll, Benneydale School is a very small school — larger than about 8% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 559, which is well above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 96 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 69.2%, with a meaningful European community at 30.8% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.88 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.