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Opiki School

566 Tane Road, Opiki · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 136
EQI 435
Founded 1928
80

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #409 of scored NZ schools

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Opiki looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Opiki School a good school?

Opiki School scores 80/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Strong leadership that establishes the conditions for focused professional learning and collaborative activity that supports staff capability building and continuous improvement of practice
  • Robust assessment and evaluative practices that identify and monitor ākonga progress and achievement, and the impact of teacher practice and programmes on valued learner outcomes
  • Strong relationships between staff, ākonga, whānau and community focused on learner success and hauora

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=518).
100
Trajectory
25%
-3.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=515).
46
ERO review
40%
84/100 from ERO review 2022-11 · top quartile of band (n=520) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=520).
84

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-11-10 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Strong leadership establishes conditions for focused professional learning and collaborative activity supporting staff capability building and continuous improvement
  • Robust assessment and evaluative practices identify and monitor ākonga progress and achievement, and impact of teacher practice on valued learner outcomes
  • Strong relationships between staff, ākonga, whānau and community focused on learner success and hauora
"Strong leadership that establishes the conditions for focused professional learning and collaborative activity that supports staff capability building and continuous improvement of practice."
— ERO, 2022-11-10 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 84
0 25 50 75 100 201320162022 2013-10-01 · 76/100 2016-11-02 · 87/100 2022-11-10 · 84/100

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.07M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,863

2018

$0.9M

2019

$0.9M

2020

$1.0M

2021

$1.2M

2022

$1.1M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    14
  • Year 02
    13
  • Year 03
    12
  • Year 04
    13
  • Year 05
    19
  • Year 06
    20
  • Year 07
    13
  • Year 08
    26

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    75.0%
  • Māori
    25.7%
  • Asian
    17.6%
  • Pacific
    2.2%

Location

566 Tane Road, Opiki. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Opiki School a good school?

Opiki School scores 80/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-11 review identified 3 key findings. Strong leadership establishes conditions for focused professional learning and collaborative activity supporting staff capability building and continuous improvement

How do I enrol my child at Opiki School?

Contact the school directly on 06-3291740, email office@opiki.school.nz, or visit opikischool.wordpress.com. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

Opiki School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Opiki School has 136 students, with an EQI of 435 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Opiki School in 2022-11, signed by Phil Cowie. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

10 Nov 2022

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