Wainui School

Wainui · Auckland Region

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational · Rural other · Enrolment scheme

Wainui School at a glance

Wainui School is a co-educational full primary school in Wainui, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state sector, with 265 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 419. The school has been open since 1879.

With 265 students on roll, Wainui School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 56% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 419, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 44 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

88.6% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 4.8%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.64 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 24188.6%

Pasifika 134.8%

Asian 72.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 93.3%

Other 10.4%

International 10.4%

European 241 · 88.6%

Pasifika 13 · 4.8%

Asian 7 · 2.6%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 9 · 3.3%

Other 1 · 0.4%

International 1 · 0.4%

Total roll recorded: 265 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

265Students on rollLarger than 56% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

419Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.5Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.64Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingRural other
Territorial authorityRodney Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Tāngata
Regional councilAuckland Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened1879
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaWaitoki
WardRodney Ward
General electorateKaipara ki Mahurangi
Māori electorate—

Location

Auckland Region

Wainui 36.6070° S · 174.5919° E

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Waitoki SchoolKaukapakapa · Full Primary 4.9 km Ahutoetoe SchoolWainui · Contributing 5.5 km Meraki Montessori SchoolSilverdale · Full Primary 6.1 km Nukumea Primary School - Te Kura Tuatahi O NukumeaAuckland · Contributing 7.6 km Stella Maris Primary SchoolSilverdale · Contributing 7.7 km Silverdale SchoolSilverdale · Contributing 7.8 km

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About this data

School #1552 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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