# Opua School

Full Primary · State · Opua

https://www.chch.live/school/1063-opua-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 447

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 2 Franklin Street, Opua, 200
- Roll: 97 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1886
- Isolation index 1.63, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 78 · Pacific 3 · Asian 6 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 09-4027840
- Email: office@opua.school.nz
- Contact: Sandra Blackburn
- Website: http://opua.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Paihia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1072-paihia-school), decile 4 · EQI 497
- [Russell School (Bay Of Islands)](https://www.chch.live/school/1096-russell-school-bay-of-islands), decile 5 · EQI 465
- [Karetu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1031-karetu-school), decile 2 · EQI 497
- [Bay of Islands College](https://www.chch.live/school/8-bay-of-islands-college), decile 2 · EQI 530
- [Kawakawa Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1033-kawakawa-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Te Kura o Waikare](https://www.chch.live/school/1666-te-kura-o-waikare), decile 1 · EQI 537
- [TKKM o Taumarere](https://www.chch.live/school/2104-tkkm-o-taumarere), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Oromahoe School](https://www.chch.live/school/1065-oromahoe-school), decile 6 · EQI 450

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.314587&lon=174.11777

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Opua School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Opua School have?**

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

**What is Opua School's Equity Index?**

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is Opua School?**

2 Franklin Street, , Opua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1063 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026