# Oturu School

Full Primary · State · Kaitaia

https://www.chch.live/school/1071-oturu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 569

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

## The record
- Donald Road, Kaitaia, 482
- Roll: 124 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1927
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.56, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 12 · Pacific 11 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-4082050
- Email: office@oturu.school.nz
- Contact: Sacha Williams
- Website: http://www.oturu.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Oturu School (Year 7&8), in force from 2023-01-01 · 30 km²
- Oturu School (Year 1-6), in force from 2023-01-01 · 27 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Te Rangi Aniwaniwa](https://www.chch.live/school/1147-te-rangi-aniwaniwa), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Kaitaia Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1025-kaitaia-intermediate), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Kaitaia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1026-kaitaia-school), decile 1 · EQI 544
- [TKKM o Tūtūtarakihi](https://www.chch.live/school/960-tkkm-o-tututarakihi), EQI 540
- [Pompallier Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1082-pompallier-catholic-school), decile 3 · EQI 462
- [Kaitaia College](https://www.chch.live/school/3-kaitaia-college), decile 2 · EQI 522
- [TKKM o Pukemiro](https://www.chch.live/school/3114-tkkm-o-pukemiro), decile 1 · EQI 537
- [Awanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1004-awanui-school), decile 2 · EQI 544

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.09327&lon=173.285688

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 569, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Does Oturu School have an enrolment zone?**

2 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1071 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026