# Ōtorohanga College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Otorohanga

https://www.chch.live/school/157-otorohanga-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 515

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

## The record
- Bledisloe Avenue, Otorohanga, 3940
- Roll: 354 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 206 · Pacific 16 · Asian 35
- Phone: 07-8738029
- Email: pa@otocoll.school.nz
- Contact: Lyndsay Kurth
- Website: http://www.otocoll.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1880-st-mary-s-catholic-school-otorohanga), decile 4 · EQI 488
- [Otorohanga South School](https://www.chch.live/school/1877-otorohanga-south-school), decile 4 · EQI 481
- [Ōtorohanga School](https://www.chch.live/school/1876-otorohanga-school), decile 2 · EQI 538
- [Kio Kio School](https://www.chch.live/school/1779-kio-kio-school), decile 8 · EQI 464
- [Ōtewā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1874-otewa-school), decile 6 · EQI 483
- [Waitomo Caves School](https://www.chch.live/school/2073-waitomo-caves-school), decile 7 · EQI 526
- [Ngutunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1853-ngutunui-school), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [Pokuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1898-pokuru-school), decile 6 · EQI 461

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.179869&lon=175.206037

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 515, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Where is Ōtorohanga College?**

Bledisloe Avenue, , Otorohanga. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=157 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026