Tapanui School

Tapanui School is a co-educational contributing school in Tapanui, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 72 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 445. The school has been open since 1976.

With 72 students on roll, Tapanui School is a small school — larger than about 20% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 445, 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.

The largest group is European at 74.6%, with a meaningful Asian community at 16.9% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.72 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.