Firth School

Firth School is a co-educational contributing school in Matamata, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 232 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 511. The school has been open since 1963.

With 232 students on roll, Firth School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 52% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 511, 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 48 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

78% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 11.9%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.69 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.