Kaiaua School

Kaiaua School is a co-educational full primary school in Kaiaua, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 41 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 533. The school has been open since 1883.

With 41 students on roll, Kaiaua School is a very small school — larger than about 13% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 533, 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. The gap of 70 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

90% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 10%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.03 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.