Te Kura O Otangarei

Te Kura O Otangarei is a co-educational full primary school in Whangarei, within the Northland Region, operating in the state sector, with 96 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 569. The school has been open since 1965.

With 96 students on roll, Te Kura O Otangarei is a small school — larger than about 25% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 569, 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 106 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 71.4%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 14.3% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.66 (moderate isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.