# Ōtūmoetai College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Tauranga Central, Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/120-otumoetai-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 451

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

## The record
- 105 Windsor Road, Tauranga Central, Tauranga, 3145
- Roll: 1,968 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1965
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.19, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1623 · Pacific 111 · Asian 228 · MELAA 42 · Other 6 · International 52
- Phone: 07-5762316
- Email: office@otc.school.nz
- Contact: Russell Gordon
- Website: http://www.otc.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Otumoetai College, in force from 2003-09-22 · 130 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Bellevue School (Tauranga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1694-bellevue-school-tauranga), decile 6 · EQI 445
- [Ōtūmoetai Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1878-otumoetai-intermediate), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Ōtūmoetai Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1879-otumoetai-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 433
- [Te Kura o Manunui](https://www.chch.live/school/1699-te-kura-o-manunui), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Matua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1820-matua-school), decile 9 · EQI 401
- [Te Wharekura o Mauao](https://www.chch.live/school/6962-te-wharekura-o-mauao), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Bethlehem School](https://www.chch.live/school/1697-bethlehem-school), decile 8 · EQI 423
- [Pillans Point School](https://www.chch.live/school/1894-pillans-point-school), decile 8 · EQI 405

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.678754&lon=176.129106

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ōtūmoetai College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational, in Tauranga Central.

**How many students does Ōtūmoetai College have?**

1,968 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Ōtūmoetai College's Equity Index?**

EQI 451, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Ōtūmoetai College have an enrolment zone?**

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


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=120 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026