Eketāhuna School

Eketahuna · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Rural settlement

Eketāhuna School at a glance

Eketāhuna School is a co-educational full primary school in Eketahuna, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 99 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 487. The school has been open since 1879.

With 99 students on roll, Eketāhuna School is a small school — larger than about 26% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 487, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

88% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 8.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.98 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 8188.0%

Pasifika 11.1%

Asian 88.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 22.2%

European 81 · 88.0%

Pasifika 1 · 1.1%

Asian 8 · 8.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 2 · 2.2%

Total roll recorded: 99 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

99Students on rollLarger than 26% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

487Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.46Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.98Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural settlement
Territorial authorityTararua District
Education regionWellington
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
Opened1879
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaNireaha-Eketāhuna
WardSouth Tararua General Ward
General electorateWairarapa
Māori electorate—

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Eketahuna 40.6492° S · 175.7091° E

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Nearby schools

Alfredton SchoolEketahuna · Full Primary 13 km Mauriceville SchoolMauriceville · Full Primary 14 km Tararua CollegePahiatua · Secondary (Year 9-15) 24 km Pahiatua SchoolPahiatua · Full Primary 24.6 km St Anthony's School (Pahiatua)Pahiatua · Full Primary 24.6 km Tokomaru SchoolTokomaru · Full Primary 25.6 km

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About this data

School #2835 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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