Kaiti School

Kaiti School is a co-educational contributing school in Gisborne, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 415 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 535. The school has been open since 1907.

With 415 students on roll, Kaiti School is a large school — larger than about 75% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 535, 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 72 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 57.4%, with a meaningful European community at 34% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.85 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.