Hāpuku School

Hāpuku School is a co-educational full primary school in Kaikoura, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 17 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 501. The school has been open since 1905.

With 17 students on roll, Hāpuku School is a very small school — larger than about 6% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 501, 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.

78.6% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 14.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.64 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.