Omakere School

Full Primary · State · Waipawa

79 students on the roll · EQI 437.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 437. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

46 Long Range Road, Waipawa, 4271
Roll: 79 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1912
Isolation index 1.24, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 06-8573887
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Claire Bancks
Website: omakere.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 75 · 95%

Pacific 2 · 3%

Asian 1 · 1%

Other 1 · 1%

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

Elsthorpe School, decile 6 · EQI 446 · 15.9 km
Central Hawkes Bay College, decile 4 · EQI 489 · 17.3 km
St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay), decile 6 · EQI 436 · 17.8 km
Waipukurau School, decile 5 · EQI 467 · 18.0 km
The Terrace School (Waipukurau), decile 3 · EQI 536 · 18.2 km
Waipawa School, decile 5 · EQI 482 · 18.4 km
Otane School, decile 1 · EQI 487 · 20.0 km
Pukehou School, decile 6 · EQI 452 · 26.2 km

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

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Omakere School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Omakere School have?

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

What is Omakere School's Equity Index?

EQI 437, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is Omakere School?

46 Long Range Road, , Waipawa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.