Bunnythorpe School

Bunnythorpe · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Rural settlement

Bunnythorpe School at a glance

Bunnythorpe School is a co-educational full primary school in Bunnythorpe, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 31 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 525. The school has been open since 1883.

With 31 students on roll, Bunnythorpe School is a very small school — larger than about 10% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 525, which is 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 62 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

96.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 3.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.26 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 2696.3%

Asian 13.7%

European 26 · 96.3%

Asian 1 · 3.7%

Total roll recorded: 31 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

31Students on rollLarger than 10% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

525Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.16Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.26Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural settlement
Territorial authorityPalmerston North City
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilManawatū-Whanganui Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1883
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaNewbury
WardTe Hirawanui General Ward
General electorateRangitīkei
Māori electorate—

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Bunnythorpe 40.2824° S · 175.6330° E

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About this data

School #2344 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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