Kotemaori School

Kotemaori School is a co-educational full primary school in Kotemaori, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 14 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 535. The school has been open since 1858.

With 14 students on roll, Kotemaori School is a very small school — larger than about 5% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

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 roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 40% and Pasifika at 40%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.42 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.