Riverdale School (Gisborne)

Riverdale School (Gisborne) is a co-educational contributing school in Gisborne, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 159 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 552. The school has been open since 1958.

With 159 students on roll, Riverdale School (Gisborne) is a medium-sized school — larger than about 40% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 552, 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 89 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 60%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 23.6% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.88 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.