TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou

TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou is a co-educational composite school in Ruatoria, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 159 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 516. The school has been open since 1996.

With 159 students on roll, TKKM o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou is a medium-sized school — larger than about 40% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 516, 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 53 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 42.9% and Pasifika at 42.9%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 3.35 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.