10533 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Minister of Education

10533 (2025). Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan to the Minister of Education: What, if anything, is the average travel distance for students to get to their rural schools; listed by average travel distance per region?

Hon Erica Stanford: I refer the Member to the attached table, showing the average distances travelled by students who attend rural state or state-integrated schools between home and school by Education Region. Rural schools are located in areas with a Rural Indicator, as determined by Statistics NZ. The distances were calculated using student home addresses and attending school details as provided in the July 2024 school roll returns. The average distances were calculated using information for 68,716 students attending 681 rural schools.