Tirohia School

Tirohia School is a co-educational full primary school in Tirohia, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 32 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 542. The school has been open since 1922.

With 32 students on roll, Tirohia School is a very small school — larger than about 10% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 542, 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 79 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 58.8%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 41.2% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.04 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.