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Wairau Valley Special School

Auckland · Auckland Region

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Figures on this page come from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity recorded at the same snapshot. Always confirm enrolment, zoning and fees directly with the school. About this directory

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About Wairau Valley Special School

Wairau Valley Special School is a co-educational specialist school school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state sector, with 302 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 434. The school has been open since 1975.

With 302 students on roll, Wairau Valley Special School is a large school — larger than about 61% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 434, which is 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 roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 48.5% and Asian at 37.1%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.06 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 149 · 48.5%
Pasifika 29 · 9.4%
Asian 114 · 37.1%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 11 · 3.6%
Other 4 · 1.3%

Total roll recorded: 302 students, from the 2026 roll census. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

302Students on rollLarger than 61% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
434Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463
1.12Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0.06Isolation indexvery low isolation
344 · lowest need569 · highest need

Location

Auckland Region
Auckland 36.7779° S · 174.7337° E
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School information

  • School typeSpecialist School
  • Special characterDay Specialist
  • YearsSpecialist — all years
  • AuthorityState
  • GenderCo-Educational
  • SettingMajor urban area
  • Territorial authorityKaipātiki Local Board Area
  • Education regionTāmaki Herenga Tāngata
  • Regional councilAuckland Region
  • Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
  • BoardingDay school only
  • Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
  • Cohort entryNo — individual entry
  • DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened1975
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