# Ōmata School

Full Primary · State · Omata, New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2214-omata-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 410

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

## The record
- 1 Holloway Road, Omata, New Plymouth, 4374
- Roll: 205 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1858
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 191 · Asian 17 · MELAA 3 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-7512308
- Email: office@omata.school.nz
- Contact: Karen Brisco
- Website: http://www.omata.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Omata School, in force from 2021-07-26 · 63 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [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
- [Francis Douglas Memorial College](https://www.chch.live/school/175-francis-douglas-memorial-college), decile 8 · EQI 418
- [Moturoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2203-moturoa-school), decile 4 · EQI 458
- [Taranaki Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6126-taranaki-activity-centre), EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.093952&lon=174.01991

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational, in Omata.

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

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

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

EQI 410, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Ōmata 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=2214 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026