Te Kura o Ngāpuke

Te Kura o Ngāpuke is a co-educational full primary school in Taumarunui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 21 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 562. The school has been open since 1916.

With 21 students on roll, Te Kura o Ngāpuke is a very small school — larger than about 7% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 562, 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 99 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 0% and Māori at 0%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.36 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.