Lawrence Area School

Lawrence Area School is a co-educational composite school in Lawrence, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 129 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 460. The school has been open since 1861.

With 129 students on roll, Lawrence Area School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 32% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 460, 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.

89.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 5.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.81 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.