Opotiki College

Opotiki College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Opotiki, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 330 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 541. The school has been open since 1953.

With 330 students on roll, Opotiki College is a large school — larger than about 65% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 541, which is well above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 78 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 70.1%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 14.3% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.05 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.