Opunake High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Opunake

305 students on the roll · EQI 503.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 503. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Tasman Street, Opunake, 4645
Roll: 305 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1925
Isolation index 1.65, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 06-7618723
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Andrea Hooper Carr
Website: opunake.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 237 · 78%

Pacific 11 · 4%

Asian 29 · 10%

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

TKKM o Tamarongo, decile 3 · EQI 562 · 200 m
Opunake School, decile 6 · EQI 499 · 288 m
St Joseph's School (Opunake), decile 6 · EQI 441 · 711 m
Rahotu School, decile 5 · EQI 503 · 14.6 km
Auroa School, decile 8 · EQI 473 · 17.0 km
Manaia School (Taranaki), decile 3 · EQI 553 · 25.6 km
Kaponga School, decile 6 · EQI 505 · 25.7 km
St Patrick's School (Kaponga), decile 5 · EQI 437 · 25.8 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Opunake High School?

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

How many students does Opunake High School have?

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

What is Opunake High School's Equity Index?

EQI 503, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Opunake High School?

Tasman Street, , Opunake. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.