Waitati School

Waitati School is a co-educational full primary school in Waitati, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 54 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 421. The school has been open since 1864.

With 54 students on roll, Waitati School is a small school — larger than about 16% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 421, 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 gap of 42 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

88% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 6%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.42 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.