# Ōwhango School

Full Primary · State · Owhango

https://www.chch.live/school/2417-owhango-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 471

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

## The record
- Ohorere Street, Owhango, 3990
- Roll: 73 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1910
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.64, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 48 · Pacific 1 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 07-8954823
- Email: office@owhango.school.nz
- Contact: Annalies Rensink
- Website: http://www.owhango.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Owhango School, in force from 2024-02-01 · 235 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Ngāpuke](https://www.chch.live/school/1847-te-kura-o-ngapuke), decile 2 · EQI 562
- [Manunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2393-manunui-school), decile 2 · EQI 508
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarunui](https://www.chch.live/school/3118-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-taumarunui), decile 1 · EQI 531
- [Kaitieke School](https://www.chch.live/school/2371-kaitieke-school), decile 10 · EQI 459
- [Turaki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2040-turaki-school), decile 3 · EQI 512
- [Taumarunui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1986-taumarunui-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 554
- [St Patrick's Catholic School (Taumarunui)](https://www.chch.live/school/1961-st-patrick-s-catholic-school-taumarunui), decile 4 · EQI 465
- [Tarrangower School](https://www.chch.live/school/1982-tarrangower-school), decile 2 · EQI 549

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.997471&lon=175.379644

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 471, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Ōwhango 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=2417 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026