Karitane School

Karitane School is a co-educational contributing school in Karitane, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 28 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 463. The school has been open since 1873.

With 28 students on roll, Karitane School is a very small school — larger than about 9% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 463, 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.

88.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 7.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.77 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.