Ōtorohanga College

Otorohanga · Waikato Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Small urban area

Ōtorohanga College at a glance

Ōtorohanga College is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Otorohanga, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state sector, with 359 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 515. The school has been open since 1858.

With 359 students on roll, Ōtorohanga College is a large school — larger than about 69% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 515, which is 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 52 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

80% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 13.1%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.98 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 20880.0%

Pasifika 176.5%

Asian 3413.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 10.4%

European 208 · 80.0%

Pasifika 17 · 6.5%

Asian 34 · 13.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1 · 0.4%

Total roll recorded: 359 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

359Students on rollLarger than 69% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

515Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

0.64Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.98Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingSmall urban area
Territorial authorityŌtorohanga District
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1858
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaŌtorohanga
WardŌtorohanga General Ward
General electorateTaranaki-King Country
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Otorohanga 38.1799° S · 175.2060° E

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Nearby schools

St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)Otorohanga · Full Primary 0.4 km Otorohanga South SchoolOtorohanga · Full Primary 0.9 km Ōtorohanga SchoolOtorohanga · Full Primary 1.9 km Kio Kio SchoolOtorohanga · Full Primary 6.5 km Ōtewā SchoolOtorohanga · Full Primary 9.1 km Waitomo Caves SchoolWaitomo Caves · Full Primary 12.4 km

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About this data

School #157 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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