Waihi Central School

Waihi Central School is a co-educational contributing school in Waihi, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 119 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 534. The school has been open since 1909.

With 119 students on roll, Waihi Central School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 30% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 534, 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 71 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

79.6% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 8.2%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.81 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.