Okains Bay School

Okains Bay School is a co-educational full primary school in Okains Bay, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 10 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 545. The school has been open since 1873.

With 10 students on roll, Okains Bay School is a very small school — larger than about 4% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 545, 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 82 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

77.8% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 22.2%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.71 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.