Aparima College, Riverton — Roll & School Data

Key facts

School number409
School typeSecondary · Years 7–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
BoardingNo
Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
Established5 February 1974

About Aparima College

Aparima College is a New Zealand secondary school whose stated values are framed around Kaitiakitanga — the concept of guardianship — with a particular emphasis on students taking active responsibility for their environment and culture.

The school holds Silver Enviro School status and has received awards through Environment Southland for environmental sustainability, including a Councillor Award.

Enrolment

No enrolment scheme listed

No enrolment scheme is currently listed for Aparima College in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.

School donations

The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".

With an Equity Index of 489, Aparima College is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).

Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.

Equity Index

The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Aparima College actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA

489

Scale: 344–569

Band: Above Average (2026)

WHAT IT MEANS

The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →

EQI scale (344–569)

Directory avg 448.8

Aparima College 489

Student ethnicity

The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Aparima College's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.

European — 145 students (69%)
Asian — 35 students (16.7%)
Pacific — 6 students (2.9%)
Māori — 61 students (29%)
MELAA — 3 students (1.4%)

Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.

Location

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Street address33 Leader Street
CityRiverton
Local authoritySouthland District

Official contact details

ContactAloma Williams
Phone03-2348900
Emailoffice@aparima.school.nz
Websitewww.aparima.school.nz

Nearby schools

Schools physically closest to Aparima College, regardless of year level.

Aurora College Secondary · Years 7–15 · 29.5 km
Amana Christian School Composite · Years 1–15 · 187.5 km
Balmacewen Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 198.4 km
Bayfield High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 199.8 km
Waihi School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 352.3 km

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Curriculum and Subjects

Aparima College covers Year 7 through to the senior secondary years. The school's motto is Knowledge is a Treasurehouse.

In Years 7 and 8, students are taught in a homeroom setting, with a focus on literacy and numeracy alongside specialist subjects. Named specialist areas include:

Science Laboratory
Cooking

In Years 9 and 10, students participate in projects with Environment Southland and through the Enviroschools programme.

Senior students work towards the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), with the school stating it offers a range of NCEA courses. No specific subject names or NCEA levels are listed in the available source material.

Sports, Arts and Cultural Activities

Aparima College offers the following named sports:

Athletics
Swimming
Netball
Basketball
Rugby
Cross country
Touch
Trap shooting
Surfing
Fishing
Volleyball
Waka Ama

Annual school championships are held in athletics, swimming and cross country. Cultural activities available to students include:

Kapa haka
Carving
Taiaha

Frequently asked

These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Aparima College's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.

Aparima College is classified as a Secondary (Year 7-15) school serving Years 7–15.

It's a state school in the Southland region. New Zealand domestic students are generally entitled to free enrolment and education at state schools.

Yes. It's a co-educational school, enrolling both boys and girls.

210 students, according to the August 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Aparima College's students face, on average. The Ministry uses the Equity Index to help target funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Sources & methodology

Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Aparima College's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.

Data	Source	Data period	Last checked
School characteristics	Ministry of Education	—	7 September 2026
Student roll	Ministry of Education / Education Counts	August 2026	7 September 2026
Equity Index	Education Counts	—	7 September 2026
Address & coordinates	Ministry of Education	—	7 September 2026
Contact details	NZ Schools Directory	Current	7 September 2026
School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed)	Aparima College's official website	Current	17 September 2026