Hira School

Hira School is a co-educational contributing school in Nelson, within the Nelson Region, operating in the state sector, with 44 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 442. The school has been open since 1872.

With 44 students on roll, Hira School is a very small school — larger than about 14% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 442, 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.

100% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Māori descent make up 0%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.31 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.