Aranga School

Full Primary · State · Aranga, Dargaville

18 students on the roll in Aranga · EQI 534.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 534. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

State Highway 12, Aranga, Dargaville, 376
Roll: 18 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1905
Isolation index 2.32, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 09-4390634
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Megan Knott
Website: aranga.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 4 · 22%

Asian 1 · 6%

Other 1 · 6%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Kaihu Valley School, decile 2 · EQI 563 · 13.1 km
Pakotai School, decile 2 · EQI 562 · 26.5 km
Waima School, decile 1 · EQI 552 · 27.9 km
Opononi Area School, decile 1 · EQI 537 · 30.9 km
St Joseph's Catholic School (Dargaville), decile 4 · EQI 484 · 31.3 km
Dargaville Intermediate, decile 4 · EQI 514 · 31.4 km
Dargaville High School, decile 3 · EQI 515 · 31.4 km
Dargaville Primary School, decile 4 · EQI 492 · 31.9 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Aranga School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Aranga.

How many students does Aranga School have?

18 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Aranga School's Equity Index?

EQI 534, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Aranga School?

State Highway 12, Aranga, Dargaville. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.