Kopuarahi School

Kopuarahi School is a co-educational full primary school in Thames, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 9 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 524. The school has been open since 1917.

With 9 students on roll, Kopuarahi School is a very small school — larger than about 3% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 524, 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 61 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 57.1%, with a meaningful Asian community at 42.9% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.99 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.