Te Tipua School

Te Tipua School is a co-educational full primary school in Gore, within the Southland Region, operating in the state sector, with 38 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 507. The school has been open since 1907.

With 38 students on roll, Te Tipua School is a very small school — larger than about 12% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 507, which is 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 44 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

85.4% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 7.3%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.21 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.