Whenuakura School

Whenuakura School is a co-educational contributing school in Patea, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state sector, with 30 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 455. The school has been open since 1878.

With 30 students on roll, Whenuakura School is a very small school — larger than about 9% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 455, which is 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 largest group is European at 73.3%, with a meaningful Asian community at 16.7% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.26 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.