Waitara East School

Waitara East School is a co-educational contributing school in Waitara, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 204 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 532. The school has been open since 1954.

With 204 students on roll, Waitara East School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 48% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 532, which is 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 69 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

83.6% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 13.4%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.