Waikirikiri School

Waikirikiri School is a co-educational full primary school in Gisborne, within the Gisborne Region, operating in the state sector, with 219 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 559. The school has been open since 1967.

With 219 students on roll, Waikirikiri School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 50% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 559, 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 96 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

87.5% of students identify as Pasifika, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of European descent make up 12.5%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.88 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.