Last updated October 2026
Otaua School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 55 Maioro Road, Waiuku. It opened in 1895 and had 230 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s site describes kapa haka, an annual Calf Club day where students raise and present a calf, lamb or kid, and a student Nature Warriors group that leads recycling, pest control and native planting.
Private piano, drum and guitar lessons are available during the school day, and students who meet the Ministry’s criteria can use the school bus.
At a glance
- Principal
- Anna Voyce
- Address
- 55 Maioro Road, Waiuku
- Phone
- 09 235 2741
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 230 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from August 2023. It sets out the evaluation the school and ERO agreed to work on together: how well a responsive local curriculum is lifting student outcomes, with learning progressions to guide next steps in teaching.
ERO noted the school’s work with the Waiuku Kāhui Ako on curriculum development, a professional learning plan for teaching Aotearoa New Zealand histories through a local lens, and a well-established Enviroschools programme.
Next, the school plans to keep taking part in the Waiuku Kāhui Ako and its professional learning to design and deliver the curriculum, and to review what is working, and for whom, to guide its next steps. ERO’s next public report on the school will be a School Evaluation Report.
Read the ERO reports for Otaua School
Enrolling
Otaua School does not have an enrolment scheme, so any student can apply to enrol. The school asks families interested in enrolling to contact the office to arrange a visit first.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Otaua near Pukekohe
Otaua School is in Otaua near Pukekohe. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Otaua near Pukekohe guide →Questions parents ask
Is Otaua School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
230 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
450. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 26 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).