# Oakura School

Full Primary · State · New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2208-oakura-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 390

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

## The record
- 16 Donnelly Street, New Plymouth, 4314
- Roll: 379 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1891
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.17, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 342 · Pacific 7 · Asian 13 · MELAA 18 · Other 10
- Phone: 06-7527719
- Email: office@oakura.school.nz
- Contact: Dave Smith
- Website: http://www.oakura.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Oakura School, in force from 2018-08-21 · 89 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Green School New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/school/904-green-school-new-zealand), private, not rated
- [Ōmata School](https://www.chch.live/school/2214-omata-school), decile 10 · EQI 410
- [Spotswood Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2232-spotswood-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 507
- [Te Pi'ipi'inga Kakano Mai I Rangiatea](https://www.chch.live/school/4145-te-pi-ipi-inga-kakano-mai-i-rangiatea), decile 3 · EQI 514
- [Spotswood College](https://www.chch.live/school/173-spotswood-college), decile 5 · EQI 493
- [Marfell Community School](https://www.chch.live/school/2192-marfell-community-school), decile 2 · EQI 542
- [Frankley School](https://www.chch.live/school/2168-frankley-school), decile 9 · EQI 422
- [Moturoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2203-moturoa-school), decile 4 · EQI 458

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.118918&lon=173.958018

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 390, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Oakura 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=2208 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026