# Opaheke School

Full Primary · State · Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/1401-opaheke-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 460

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

## The record
- Tasman Drive, Papakura, 2113
- Roll: 653 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1968
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.39, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 212 · Māori 169 · Pacific 173 · Asian 221 · MELAA 30 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-2985410
- Email: office@opaheke.school.nz
- Contact: Jade Tawhiti
- Website: http://www.opaheke.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Opaheke School, in force from 2002-12-18 · 13 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Papakura Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1422-papakura-intermediate), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Edmund Hillary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1267-edmund-hillary-school), decile 1 · EQI 528
- [Papakura Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6113-papakura-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Kereru Park Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/1424-kereru-park-campus), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Rosehill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1472-rosehill-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Rosehill College](https://www.chch.live/school/102-rosehill-college), decile 5 · EQI 473
- [Papakura High School](https://www.chch.live/school/101-papakura-high-school), decile 1 · EQI 531
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)](https://www.chch.live/school/1502-st-mary-s-catholic-school-papakura), decile 4 · EQI 425

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.074307&lon=174.9505

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 460, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Opaheke School 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=1401 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026