Waitotara School

Waitotara School is a co-educational full primary school in Waitotara, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 42 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 496. The school has been open since 1876.

With 42 students on roll, Waitotara School is a very small school — larger than about 13% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 496, 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.

97.1% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 2.9%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.98 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.