Halfmoon Bay School

Halfmoon Bay School is a co-educational full primary school in Stewart Island, within the Southland Region, operating in the state sector, with 32 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 453. The school has been open since 1874.

With 32 students on roll, Halfmoon Bay School is a very small school — larger than about 10% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 453, 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.

94.1% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Middle Eastern / Latin American / African descent make up 5.9%.

On the isolation index the school scores 5.52 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.