# Otamarakau School

Full Primary · State · Te Puke

https://www.chch.live/school/1872-otamarakau-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 466

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

## The record
- 2216 Old Coach Road, Te Puke, 3186
- Roll: 62 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1916
- Isolation index 0.89, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 34 · Pacific 4 · Asian 6
- Phone: 07-5333783
- Email: office@otamarakau.school.nz
- Contact: Aneta Smith
- Website: http://www.otamarakau.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Pukehina School](https://www.chch.live/school/1904-pukehina-school), decile 1 · EQI 555
- [Pongakawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1899-pongakawa-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Maketu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1794-maketu-school), decile 1 · EQI 538
- [Paengaroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1882-paengaroa-school), decile 4 · EQI 468
- [St Joseph's Catholic School (Matata)](https://www.chch.live/school/1948-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-matata), decile 2 · EQI 546
- [Matata School](https://www.chch.live/school/1818-matata-school), decile 4 · EQI 514
- [Rangiuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1921-rangiuru-school), decile 4 · EQI 493
- [TKKM o Te Matai](https://www.chch.live/school/2011-tkkm-o-te-matai), decile 1 · EQI 532

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.837268&lon=176.588269

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 466, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Where is Otamarakau School?**

2216 Old Coach Road, , Te Puke. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1872 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026