# Otamatea High School

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Maungaturoto

https://www.chch.live/school/21-otamatea-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 480

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

## The record
- Bickerstaffe Road, Maungaturoto, 547
- Roll: 559 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1966
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 462 · Pacific 27 · Asian 42 · MELAA 10 · Other 2 · International 1
- Phone: 09-4318230
- Email: ohs@otamatea.school.nz
- Contact: Todd Malcolm
- Website: http://www.otamatea.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Otamatea High School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 708 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Otamatea Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/283-otamatea-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Maungaturoto School](https://www.chch.live/school/1049-maungaturoto-school), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Kaiwaka School](https://www.chch.live/school/1027-kaiwaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 482
- [Paparoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1077-paparoa-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Waipu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1125-waipu-school), decile 7 · EQI 438
- [Matakohe School](https://www.chch.live/school/1042-matakohe-school), decile 4 · EQI 515
- [Mangawhai Hills College](https://www.chch.live/school/3691-mangawhai-hills-college), private, not rated
- [TKKM o Ngaringaomatariki](https://www.chch.live/school/600-tkkm-o-ngaringaomatariki), decile 2 · EQI 524

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.117231&lon=174.365259

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Otamatea High School?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Otamatea High School have?**

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

**What is Otamatea High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 480, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Otamatea High 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=21 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026