Dannevirke South School

Dannevirke South School is a co-educational full primary school in Dannevirke, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 270 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 504. The school has been open since 1900.

With 270 students on roll, Dannevirke South School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 57% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 504, 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 41 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

83.4% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.85 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.