Whanganui Intermediate

Whanganui Intermediate is a co-educational intermediate school in Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 415 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 505. The school has been open since 1933.

With 415 students on roll, Whanganui Intermediate is a large school — larger than about 75% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 505, 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 42 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 72.7%, with a meaningful Asian community at 12% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.3 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.