Murupara Area School

Murupara Area School is a co-educational composite school in Murupara, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 164 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 560. The school has been open since 2013.

With 164 students on roll, Murupara Area School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 41% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 560, which is well 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 97 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 73.9%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 21.7% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.48 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.