Franz Josef Glacier School

Franz Josef Glacier School is a co-educational full primary school in Franz Josef, within the West Coast Region, operating in the state sector, with 43 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 422. The school has been open since 1968.

With 43 students on roll, Franz Josef Glacier School is a very small school — larger than about 13% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 422, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 41 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 62.8%, with a meaningful Asian community at 25.6% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 6.07 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.