# Ohinewai School

Full Primary · State · Ohinewai, Huntly

https://www.chch.live/school/1856-ohinewai-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 484

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

## The record
- 39 Ohinewai South Road, Ohinewai, Huntly, 3771
- Roll: 137 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1883
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.67, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 113 · Pacific 6 · Asian 3 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 07-8288919
- Email: office@ohinewai.school.nz
- Contact: Leah Boldero
- Website: http://www.ohinewai.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ohinewai School (Yr 7-8), in force from 2011-01-11 · 118 km²
- Ohinewai School (yr 1-6), in force from 2014-11-20 · 82 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Anthony's Catholic School (Huntly)](https://www.chch.live/school/1943-st-anthony-s-catholic-school-huntly), decile 1 · EQI 457
- [Kimihia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1777-kimihia-school), decile 3 · EQI 510
- [Huntly School (Waikato)](https://www.chch.live/school/1751-huntly-school-waikato), decile 1 · EQI 546
- [Te Wharekura o Rākaumangamanga](https://www.chch.live/school/1917-te-wharekura-o-rakaumangamanga), decile 1 · EQI 516
- [Te Kura o Rangiriri](https://www.chch.live/school/1919-te-kura-o-rangiriri), decile 1 · EQI 539
- [Huntly West School](https://www.chch.live/school/1752-huntly-west-school), decile 1 · EQI 560
- [Huntly College](https://www.chch.live/school/119-huntly-college), decile 1 · EQI 552
- [Te Kauwhata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2005-te-kauwhata-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 475

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.492892&lon=175.157807

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Ohinewai.

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

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

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

EQI 484, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Ohinewai School have an enrolment zone?**

2 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1856 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026