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Otaua School

Full Primary · State · Waiuku

229 students on the roll · EQI 450.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 450. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 55 Maioro Road, Waiuku, 2682
  • Roll: 229 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1895
  • Isolation index 0.47, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 09-2352741
  • Email: admin@otaua.school.nz
  • Contact: Anna Voyce
  • Website: otaua.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 215 · 94%
Pacific 13 · 6%
Asian 5 · 2%
MELAA 3 · 1%

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

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.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Otaua School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Otaua School have?

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

What is Otaua School's Equity Index?

EQI 450, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Otaua School?

55 Maioro Road, , Waiuku. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.