# Otago Boys' High School

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Dunedin

https://www.chch.live/school/377-otago-boys-high-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 432

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

## The record
- 2 Arthur Street, Dunedin, 9054
- Roll: 853 (September 2026)
- Boys School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1863
- Isolation index 0.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 649 · Māori 130 · Pacific 79 · Asian 114 · MELAA 32 · Other 11 · International 23
- Phone: 03-4775527
- Email: school.sec@obhs.school.nz
- Contact: Richard Hall
- Website: http://www.obhs.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [London House Learning Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6116-london-house-learning-centre), EQI 569
- [Arthur Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/3706-arthur-street-school), decile 6 · EQI 424
- [Trinity Catholic College](https://www.chch.live/school/536-trinity-catholic-college), decile 8 · EQI 431
- [St Joseph's Cathedral School](https://www.chch.live/school/3827-st-joseph-s-cathedral-school), decile 8 · EQI 401
- [Otago Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/378-otago-girls-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 439
- [Kaikorai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3753-kaikorai-school), decile 9 · EQI 397
- [St Hildas Collegiate](https://www.chch.live/school/380-st-hildas-collegiate), decile 10 · EQI 394
- [Columba College](https://www.chch.live/school/386-columba-college), decile 10 · EQI 391

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.870985&lon=170.495877

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Otago Boys' High School?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Boys School.

**How many students does Otago Boys' High School have?**

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

**What is Otago Boys' High School's Equity Index?**

EQI 432, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Where is Otago Boys' High School?**

2 Arthur Street, , Dunedin. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=377 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026