Kirwee Model School

Kirwee · Canterbury Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Rural settlement · Enrolment scheme

Kirwee Model School at a glance

Kirwee Model School is a co-educational contributing school in Kirwee, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 149 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 420. The school has been open since 1881.

With 149 students on roll, Kirwee Model School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 37% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 420, 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. The gap of 43 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

94.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 2.8%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.68 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 13794.5%

Pasifika 42.8%

Asian 32.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 10.7%

European 137 · 94.5%

Pasifika 4 · 2.8%

Asian 3 · 2.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1 · 0.7%

Total roll recorded: 149 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

149Students on rollLarger than 37% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

420Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.27Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.68Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural settlement
Territorial authoritySelwyn District
Education regionCanterbury, Chatham Islands
Regional councilCanterbury 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 may be requested
Opened1881
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaKirwee
WardMalvern Ward
General electorateSelwyn
Māori electorate—

Location

Canterbury Region

Kirwee 43.4967° S · 172.2182° E

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About this data

School #3397 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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