Mangatainoka School

Mangatainoka School is a co-educational full primary school in Mangatainoka, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 48 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 509. The school has been open since 1889.

With 48 students on roll, Mangatainoka School is a very small school — larger than about 14% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 509, 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 46 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

91.7% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 6.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.78 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.