Newstead Model School

Newstead · Waikato Region

Contributing · State · Co-Educational · Rural other · Enrolment scheme

Newstead Model School at a glance

Newstead Model School is a co-educational contributing school in Newstead, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 152 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 418. The school has been open since 1890.

With 152 students on roll, Newstead Model School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 38% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 418, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 45 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

85.6% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 10%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.22 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 13785.6%

Pasifika 42.5%

Asian 1610.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 31.9%

European 137 · 85.6%

Pasifika 4 · 2.5%

Asian 16 · 10.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 3 · 1.9%

Total roll recorded: 152 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

152Students on rollLarger than 38% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

418Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.53Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.22Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeContributing
YearsYears 1–6
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural other
Territorial authorityWaikato District
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1890
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaHamilton Park
WardTamahere-Woodlands General Ward
General electorateWaikato
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Newstead 37.7764° S · 175.3590° E

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About this data

School #1843 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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