# Otonga Road School

Contributing · State · Springfield, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/1875-otonga-road-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 415

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

## The record
- 105 Otonga Road, Springfield, Rotorua, 3015
- Roll: 515 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1960
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.31, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 291 · Pacific 16 · Asian 159 · MELAA 16 · Other 1 · International 2
- Phone: 07-3486443
- Email: otonga@otonga.school.nz
- Contact: Gareth Cunliffe
- Website: http://www.otonga.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Otonga Road School, in force from 2016-05-23 · 80 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Āhuru Mōwai](https://www.chch.live/school/2753-te-ahuru-mowai), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Rotorua Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/153-rotorua-girls-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Glenholme School](https://www.chch.live/school/1724-glenholme-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Malfroy School](https://www.chch.live/school/1796-malfroy-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [Westbrook School](https://www.chch.live/school/2077-westbrook-school), decile 4 · EQI 475
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1958-st-mary-s-catholic-school-rotorua), decile 6 · EQI 387
- [Rotorua S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4129-rotorua-s-d-a-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Rotorua Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1933-rotorua-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 505

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.161953&lon=176.234477

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Otonga Road School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Springfield.

**How many students does Otonga Road School have?**

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

**What is Otonga Road School's Equity Index?**

EQI 415, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Otonga Road 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=1875 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026