Glenorchy School

Glenorchy School is a co-educational full primary school in Glenorchy, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 28 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 406. The school has been open since 1858.

With 28 students on roll, Glenorchy School is a very small school — larger than about 9% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 406, which is well 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 57 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

96.4% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 3.6%.

On the isolation index the school scores 3.72 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.