Windwhistle School

Windwhistle School is a co-educational contributing school in Darfield, within the Canterbury Region, operating in the state sector, with 32 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 389. The school has been open since 1933.

With 32 students on roll, Windwhistle School is a very small school — larger than about 10% of New Zealand schools. Its rural setting typically means smaller class groups and a close-knit community feel.

The school's Equity Index is 389, 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 74 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

100% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Māori descent make up 0%.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.46 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.