Churton School

Churton School is a co-educational contributing school in Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 119 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 516. The school has been open since 1975.

With 119 students on roll, Churton School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 30% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 516, 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 53 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

88.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 7.4%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.48 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.