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Orini Combined School

Full Primary · State · Taupiri

93 students on the roll · EQI 460.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 8. Current Equity Index: 460. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 1389 Orini Road, Taupiri, 3792
  • Roll: 93 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1908
  • Isolation index 0.63, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 07-8244847
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Annette Howard
  • Website: orini.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 68 · 73%
Pacific 4 · 4%
Asian 21 · 23%
MELAA 2 · 2%

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

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Orini Combined School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Orini Combined School have?

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

What is Orini Combined School's Equity Index?

EQI 460, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

Where is Orini Combined School?

1389 Orini Road, , Taupiri. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.