Otorohanga South School
Rangipare Street, Otorohanga · Waikato
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #710 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Otorohanga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Otorohanga South School a good school?
Otorohanga South School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- A well-established plan that clarifies actions and initiatives for improvement
- Relational trust at every level supporting collaboration, risk taking and openness to change
- Targeted professional learning, mentoring, and coaching that develops knowledge, skills and confidence required for evaluation and inquiry
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.
ERO review not in our dataset
We don't yet have a parsed ERO composite for Otorohanga South School, so the ERO axis below uses the national-average ERO score (75/100) as a placeholder. The composite shown above incorporates that estimate. When we ingest a real ERO review for this school, the score will refresh and may move materially in either direction.
If you've spotted a recent ERO report we've missed, let us know — every flagged report gets re-ingested on the next refresh.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · why? ▼ hide
-5.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=469) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 — national average (no ERO review in our dataset) · near band median (n=471) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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.
Latest ERO review
2022-06-16 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
- New principal and assistant principal appointed for 2019 leading improvement work
- School has well-established improvement plan with targeted actions to raise student achievement
- Relational trust at every level supporting collaboration, risk-taking and openness to change
- School needs to strengthen culturally responsive practices and accelerate progress for target learners to close achievement gaps
- Three strategic priorities: enhancing culturally responsive practice, developing partnership engagement, and implementing structured literacy programme
"The school offers a specialist support class for students with high learning needs, as an alternative to mainstream education. It also provides technology education for twelve local schools in soft and hard materials."
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.51M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,564
2018
$2.1M
2019
$2.1M
2020
$2.6M
2021
$3.3M
2022
$2.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 36
- Year 02 30
- Year 03 37
- Year 04 39
- Year 05 46
- Year 06 29
- Year 07 52
- Year 08 50
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 67.5%
- Māori 43.7%
- Asian 10.2%
- Pacific 4.8%
- Other / MELAA 1.2%
Location
Rangipare Street, Otorohanga. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Otorohanga South School.
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Full Primary · 0.8km · 30 roll
72
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Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.9km · 335 roll
48
-28 vs this
Ōtorohanga School
Full Primary · 1.9km · 111 roll
63
-13 vs this
Kio Kio School
Full Primary · 7km · 142 roll
73
-3 vs this
Ōtewā School
Full Primary · 8.8km · 67 roll
62
-14 vs this
Waitomo Caves School
Full Primary · 11.6km · 32 roll
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Frequently asked
Is Otorohanga South School a good school?
Otorohanga South School scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2022-06 review identified 5 key findings. New principal and assistant principal appointed for 2019 leading improvement work
How do I enrol my child at Otorohanga South School?
Contact the school directly on 07-8738530, email accounts@otosouth.school.nz, or visit www.otosouth.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Otorohanga South School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Otorohanga South School has 332 students, with an EQI of 481 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Otorohanga South School in 2022-06, signed by Phil Cowie. 2 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz