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Omahu School

Full Primary · State · Hastings

55 students on the roll · EQI 569.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 569. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 22 Taihape Road, Hastings, 4175
  • Roll: 55 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1899
  • Isolation index 0.31, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural settlement
  • Phone: 06-8797974
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Kate Crawford

Who the roll is

European 5 · 9%
Pacific 6 · 11%
MELAA 1 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Omahu School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Omahu School have?

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

What is Omahu School's Equity Index?

EQI 569, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Omahu School?

22 Taihape Road, , Hastings. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.