# Opihi College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 7-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Richard Pearse Drive, Temuka  
**Region:** Canterbury, Chatham Islands  
**Total roll:** 263  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 504  
**Founded:** 1968  
**Website:** <http://www.opihicollege.school.nz/>  

> ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2012-11-08). Source: <https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2012-go7032>

## Latest ERO review (2023-06-13)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/354/opihi-college#report-27889>

### Key findings
- Teachers are improvement focused and share enthusiasm for curriculum development
- School leadership and teachers engage in professional learning and development to improve teacher practice
- There is a school-wide commitment to growing the capability of the staff to support and promote student achievement and engagement

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"School leadership and teachers engage in professional learning and development to improve teacher practice."_ — ERO, 2023-06-13 (leadership)

> _"Teachers are improvement focused and share enthusiasm for curriculum development."_ — ERO, 2023-06-13 (curriculum)

> _"ensure that the school's self-review processes are robust, comprehensive and contribute effectively to strengthening teacher capability for supporting equity and excellence in progress and achievement for all students"_ — ERO, 2023-06-13 (equity)

## Tags

`declining_leadership_concern` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_above_average_need` · `international_students_accepted` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/opihi-college/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/opihi-college/ero-history.md>

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Methodology: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/methodology> · Every claim above links to its source document.