Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa

Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa is a co-educational composite school in Hamilton, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 325 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 518. The school has been open since 1858.

With 325 students on roll, Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa is a large school — larger than about 64% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 518, 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 55 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is Pasifika at 58.6%, with a meaningful European community at 25.9% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.09 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.