# Otorohanga South School

Full Primary · State · Otorohanga

https://www.chch.live/school/1877-otorohanga-south-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 481

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

## The record
- Rangipare Street, Otorohanga, 3900
- Roll: 328 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 222 · Pacific 17 · Asian 25 · MELAA 6
- Phone: 07-8738530
- Email: accounts@otosouth.school.nz
- Contact: Scott Lincoln
- Website: http://www.otosouth.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Otorohanga South School, in force from 2011-06-16 · 176 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)](https://www.chch.live/school/1880-st-mary-s-catholic-school-otorohanga), decile 4 · EQI 488
- [Ōtorohanga College](https://www.chch.live/school/157-otorohanga-college), decile 4 · EQI 515
- [Ōtorohanga School](https://www.chch.live/school/1876-otorohanga-school), decile 2 · EQI 538
- [Kio Kio School](https://www.chch.live/school/1779-kio-kio-school), decile 8 · EQI 464
- [Ōtewā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1874-otewa-school), decile 6 · EQI 483
- [Waitomo Caves School](https://www.chch.live/school/2073-waitomo-caves-school), decile 7 · EQI 526
- [Ngutunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1853-ngutunui-school), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [Pokuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1898-pokuru-school), decile 6 · EQI 461

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.187932&lon=175.203181

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Otorohanga South School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Otorohanga South School have?**

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

**What is Otorohanga South School's Equity Index?**

EQI 481, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Otorohanga South 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=1877 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026