Whangarei Heads School

Whangarei Heads School is a co-educational full primary school in Whangarei Heads, within the Northland Region, operating in the state sector, with 148 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 408. The school has been open since 1858.

With 148 students on roll, Whangarei Heads School is a medium-sized school — larger than about 37% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 408, which is well 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 55 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

90.5% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Middle Eastern / Latin American / African descent make up 4.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.22 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.