# Omihi School

Full Primary · State · Hurunui

https://www.chch.live/school/3454-omihi-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 435

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

## The record
- 990 Omihi Road, Hurunui, 7483
- Roll: 40 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1900
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.25, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 40 · Māori 1 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 03-3145857
- Email: principal@omihi.school.nz
- Contact: Maree Lucas
- Website: https://www.omihi.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Omihi School, in force from 2019-04-29 · 135 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Waipara School](https://www.chch.live/school/3576-waipara-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Greta Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3359-greta-valley-school), decile 5 · EQI 442
- [Waikari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3569-waikari-school), decile 5 · EQI 455
- [Broomfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3303-broomfield-school), decile 8 · EQI 419
- [Amberley School](https://www.chch.live/school/3276-amberley-school), decile 7 · EQI 463
- [Hurunui College](https://www.chch.live/school/311-hurunui-college), decile 7 · EQI 465
- [Leithfield School Te Kura o Kōwai](https://www.chch.live/school/3411-leithfield-school-te-kura-o-kowai), decile 8 · EQI 448
- [Amuri Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/308-amuri-area-school), decile 8 · EQI 444

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Omihi Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/3437-omihi-reserve), Reserve · 84 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Omihi Hall](https://www.chch.live/facility/hall-210), Hall · 91 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.022141&lon=172.85363

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

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

40 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 435, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Omihi 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=3454 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026