Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi

Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi is a co-educational composite (year 1-10) school in Te Whaiti, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 16 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 540. The school has been open since 2004.

With 16 students on roll, Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi is a very small school — larger than about 5% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 540, 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 77 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 50% and Pasifika at 50%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.89 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.