Pukenui School (Te Kuiti)

Pukenui School (Te Kuiti) is a co-educational full primary school in Te Kuiti, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 137 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 540. The school has been open since 1964.

With 137 students on roll, Pukenui School (Te Kuiti) is a medium-sized school — larger than about 35% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 540, 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 77 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 70.6%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 25.5% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.39 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.