# Ōhope Beach School

Contributing · State · Ohope Beach

https://www.chch.live/school/1857-ohope-beach-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 419

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

## The record
- 170 Pohutukawa Avenue, Ohope Beach, 3121
- Roll: 230 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.31, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 181 · Pacific 7 · Asian 13 · MELAA 7 · Other 3
- Phone: 07-3124617
- Email: office@ohopebeach.school.nz
- Contact: Cathryn Naera
- Website: http://www.ohopebeach.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Ohope Beach School, in force from 2009-10-14 · 74 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Apanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1684-apanui-school), decile 5 · EQI 447
- [Whakatane High School](https://www.chch.live/school/144-whakatane-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 475
- [Allandale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1681-allandale-school), decile 2 · EQI 517
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Whakatane)](https://www.chch.live/school/1955-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-whakatane), decile 6 · EQI 430
- [Trident High School](https://www.chch.live/school/143-trident-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 496
- [Whakatane S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/1170-whakatane-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 470
- [James Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1755-james-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Whakatane Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2082-whakatane-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 486

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.96964&lon=177.049331

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Ōhope Beach School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Ōhope Beach School have?**

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

**What is Ōhope Beach School's Equity Index?**

EQI 419, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Ōhope Beach 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=1857 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026