Waingaro School

Waingaro School is a co-educational full primary school in Ngaruawahia, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 9 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 492. The school has been open since 1892.

With 9 students on roll, Waingaro School is a very small school — larger than about 3% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 492, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

The largest group is European at 66.7%, with a meaningful Asian community at 33.3% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.97 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.