Kai Iwi School

Whanganui · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Rural other · Enrolment scheme

Kai Iwi School at a glance

Kai Iwi School is a co-educational full primary school in Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 95 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 483. The school has been open since 1876.

With 95 students on roll, Kai Iwi School is a small school — larger than about 25% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 483, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

94.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 3.4%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.61 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 8394.3%

Pasifika 22.3%

Asian 33.4%

European 83 · 94.3%

Pasifika 2 · 2.3%

Asian 3 · 3.4%

Total roll recorded: 95 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

95Students on rollLarger than 25% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

483Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.26Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.61Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural other
Territorial authorityWhanganui District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilManawatū-Whanganui Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1876
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaMowhanau
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateWhanganui
Māori electorate—

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Whanganui 39.8511° S · 174.9320° E

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About this data

School #2369 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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