Te Whai Hiringa

Te Whai Hiringa is a co-educational full primary school in Hastings, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 431 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 533. The school has been open since 1973.

With 431 students on roll, Te Whai Hiringa is a large school — larger than about 76% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 533, 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 70 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 72.2%, with a meaningful European community at 23% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.2 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.