Ngutuawa School

Ngutuawa School is a co-educational full primary school in Christchurch, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 132 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 526. The school has been open since 1952.

With 132 students on roll, Ngutuawa School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 33% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 526, 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 63 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 69.4%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 16.3% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.17 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.