Whangaroa College

Whangaroa College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Kaeo, within the Northland Region, operating in the state sector, with 99 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 540. The school has been open since 1969.

With 99 students on roll, Whangaroa College is a small school — larger than about 26% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 540, which is well 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 77 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

75% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 18.8%.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.13 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.