Pūrākaunui School

Pūrākaunui School is a co-educational full primary school in Purakaunui, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 9 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 443. The school has been open since 1874.

With 9 students on roll, Pūrākaunui School is a very small school — larger than about 3% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 443, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm.

90% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 10%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.48 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.