Whangaehu School

Whangaehu School is a co-educational full primary school in Whangaehu-Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 18 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 530. The school has been open since 1872.

With 18 students on roll, Whangaehu School is a very small school — larger than about 6% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 530, 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 67 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 53.3% and Asian at 26.7%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.49 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.