# Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)

Intermediate · State · Otara, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1274-ferguson-intermediate-otara

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 519

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

## The record
- Ferguson Road, Otara, Auckland, 2159
- Roll: 384 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1970
- Isolation index 0.1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori or a Pacific language
- Roll by ethnicity: European 14 · Māori 83 · Pacific 307 · Asian 28 · MELAA 3 · Other 3
- Phone: 09-2748471
- Email: office@fergusonint.school.nz
- Contact: Ronnie Govender
- Website: http://fergusonint.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [East Tamaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1264-east-tamaki-school), decile 1 · EQI 513
- [Yendarra School](https://www.chch.live/school/1580-yendarra-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [Rongomai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1468-rongomai-school), decile 1 · EQI 526
- [TKKM o Piripono Te Kura Whakahou ki Ōtara](https://www.chch.live/school/4205-tkkm-o-piripono-te-kura-whakahou-ki-otara), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [St John the Evangelist Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/1491-st-john-the-evangelist-catholic-school), decile 1 · EQI 487
- [Papatoetoe East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1427-papatoetoe-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 463
- [Flat Bush School](https://www.chch.live/school/1277-flat-bush-school), decile 1 · EQI 520
- [Tangaroa College Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/555-tangaroa-college-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.964274&lon=174.882443

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)?**

Intermediate · State · Co-Educational, in Otara.

**How many students does Ferguson Intermediate (Otara) have?**

384 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 519, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)?**

Ferguson Road, Otara, Auckland. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1274 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026