# Ōpoutere School

Full Primary · State · Whangamata

https://www.chch.live/school/1867-opoutere-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 459

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

## The record
- 1203 Tairua Road, Whangamata, 3691
- Roll: 117 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1908
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.67, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 88 · Pacific 2 · Asian 7
- Phone: 07-8659077
- Email: office@opoutereschool.com
- Contact: Jethro Dyer

## Enrolment zone
- Opoutere School, in force from 2012-01-01 · 86 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Hikuai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1737-hikuai-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Whangamata Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/428-whangamata-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 460
- [Tairua School](https://www.chch.live/school/1975-tairua-school), decile 7 · EQI 440
- [Puriri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1911-puriri-school), decile 8 · EQI 475
- [Matatoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1819-matatoki-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Whenuakite School](https://www.chch.live/school/2088-whenuakite-school), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Hikutaia School](https://www.chch.live/school/1738-hikutaia-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Pārāwai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1886-parawai-school), decile 5 · EQI 468

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.129694&lon=175.846029

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 459, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Ōpoutere 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=1867 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026