# Owairoa Primary School

Contributing · State · Howick, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1413-owairoa-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 391

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

## The record
- 85s Nelson Street, Howick, Auckland, 2014
- Roll: 843 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1962
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.35, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 363 · Māori 81 · Pacific 67 · Asian 413 · MELAA 54 · Other 3 · International 21
- Phone: 09-5380060
- Email: ExecutiveOfficer@owairoa.school.nz
- Contact: Alan McIntyre
- Website: http://www.owairoa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Owairoa School, in force from 2017-01-30 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Howick Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1318-howick-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 429
- [Howick Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1319-howick-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 422
- [Cockle Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1253-cockle-bay-school), decile 10 · EQI 364
- [Howick College](https://www.chch.live/school/87-howick-college), decile 8 · EQI 432
- [Botany Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/1235-botany-downs-school), decile 9 · EQI 392
- [Mellons Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1371-mellons-bay-school), decile 10 · EQI 354
- [Macleans Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1388-macleans-primary-school), decile 7 · EQI 391
- [Elim Christian College](https://www.chch.live/school/1190-elim-christian-college), decile 8 · EQI 379

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.899077&lon=174.926309

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Owairoa Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Howick.

**How many students does Owairoa Primary School have?**

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

**What is Owairoa Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 391, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Owairoa Primary 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=1413 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026