# Ruru Special School

**Type:** Specialist School (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Ruru Street, Invercargill  
**Region:** Otago, Southland  
**Total roll:** 123  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 519  
**Founded:** 1963  
**Website:** <http://www.rurued.school.nz>  

## Tags

`state_school` · `coeducational` · `special_school` · `eqi_above_average_need`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/ruru-special-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/ruru-special-school/ero-history.md>

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