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Onewhero Area School

Composite · State · Onewhero, Tuakau

381 students on the roll in Onewhero · EQI 467 · an enrolment scheme in place.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 467. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 29 Hall Road, Onewhero, Tuakau, 2697
  • Roll: 381 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1891
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.6, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 09-2328866
  • Email: office@onewhero.school.nz
  • Contact: Luke Thompson
  • Website: onewhero.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 306 · 80%
Pacific 33 · 9%
Asian 21 · 6%
MELAA 7 · 2%
Other 5 · 1%
International 1 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • Onewhero Area School (Years 7-13), in force from 2010-03-31 · 506 km²
  • Onewhero Area School (Years 1-6), in force from 2010-03-31 · 172 km²

Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Onewhero Area School?

Composite · State · Co-Educational, in Onewhero.

How many students does Onewhero Area School have?

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

What is Onewhero Area School's Equity Index?

EQI 467, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Does Onewhero Area 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.