# Otane School

Full Primary · State · Otane

https://www.chch.live/school/2634-otane-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 487

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

## The record
- 67 Higginson Street, Otane, 4202
- Roll: 72 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1868
- Isolation index 0.75, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 37 · Pacific 5 · Asian 3
- Phone: 06-8568009
- Email: admin@otane.school.nz
- Contact: Tracey Turfrey
- Website: http://www.sporty.co.nz/otane

## Other schools near here
- [Waipawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2723-waipawa-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Pukehou School](https://www.chch.live/school/2652-pukehou-school), decile 6 · EQI 452
- [Te Aute College](https://www.chch.live/school/232-te-aute-college), decile 3 · EQI 541
- [Argyll East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2542-argyll-east-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/2678-st-joseph-s-school-central-hawke-s-bay), decile 6 · EQI 436
- [Waipukurau School](https://www.chch.live/school/2725-waipukurau-school), decile 5 · EQI 467
- [Central Hawkes Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/233-central-hawkes-bay-college), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [The Terrace School (Waipukurau)](https://www.chch.live/school/2702-the-terrace-school-waipukurau), decile 3 · EQI 536

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.898125&lon=176.631445

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 487, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is Otane School?**

67 Higginson Street, , Otane. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2634 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026