Paparoa School

Paparoa School is a co-educational contributing school in Paparoa, within the Northland Region, operating in the state sector, with 47 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 468. The school has been open since 1870.

With 47 students on roll, Paparoa 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 468, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

81.6% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 13.2%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.38 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.