Waitahuna School

Waitahuna School is a co-educational contributing school in Waitahuna, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 7 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 490. The school has been open since 1873.

With 7 students on roll, Waitahuna 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 490, 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.

100% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Māori descent make up 0%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.63 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.