Otaki College

Ōtaki · Wellington Region

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational · Small urban area · Enrolment scheme

Otaki College at a glance

Otaki College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Ōtaki, within the Wellington Region, operating in the state sector, with 422 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 495. The school has been open since 1959.

With 422 students on roll, Otaki College is a large school — larger than about 75% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 495, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

76.3% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Pasifika descent make up 12.9%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.44 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 25576.3%

Pasifika 4312.9%

Asian 216.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 51.5%

Other 61.8%

International 41.2%

European 255 · 76.3%

Pasifika 43 · 12.9%

Asian 21 · 6.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 5 · 1.5%

Other 6 · 1.8%

International 4 · 1.2%

Total roll recorded: 422 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

422Students on rollLarger than 75% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

495Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.83Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.44Isolation indexmoderate isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 7-15)
YearsYears 7–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingSmall urban area
Territorial authorityKapiti Coast District
Education regionWellington
Regional councilWellington Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionSome students taught in te reo Māori
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1959
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaŌtaki
WardŌtaki Ward
General electorateŌtaki
Māori electorate—

Location

Wellington Region

Ōtaki 40.7594° S · 175.1538° E

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Nearby schools

Otaki SchoolŌtaki · Contributing 0.9 km Waitohu SchoolŌtaki · Contributing 1.2 km St Peter Chanel School (Otaki)Ōtaki · Full Primary 1.7 km TKKM o Te RitoŌtaki · Composite 1.7 km Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua ManoŌtaki · Composite 1.9 km Te Horo School (Otaki)Ōtaki · Full Primary 6 km

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About this data

School #240 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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