Poroti School

Poroti School is a co-educational full primary school in Whangarei, within the Northland Region, operating in the state sector, with 41 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 501. The school has been open since 1879.

With 41 students on roll, Poroti School is a very small school — larger than about 13% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 501, 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.

75% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Middle Eastern / Latin American / African descent make up 15%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.91 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.