Tāwera Bilingual School

Tāwera Bilingual School is a co-educational full primary school in Whakatane, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 35 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 547. The school has been open since 1931.

With 35 students on roll, Tāwera Bilingual School is a very small school — larger than about 11% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 547, 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 84 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

83.3% of students identify as Pasifika, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of European descent make up 16.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.51 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.