Opaheke School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 618
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Tasman Drive, Papakura
- Territorial authority
- Papakura Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2985410
- office@opaheke.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.opaheke.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- School day starts
- 8.25am
Our school day starts at 8.25am.
- 8.25am
- School day ends
- 2.30pm
School finishes at 2.30pm.
- 2.30pm
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
Term 1 Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Term 2 Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Term 3 Monday 20 July to Friday 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Term 4 Monday 12 October to Wednesday 16 December
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2027: Start day to be confirmed to Friday 9 April
Term 1 Start day to be confirmed to Friday 9 April
Year stated as2027
- Term 2, 2027: Tuesday 27 April to Friday 2 July
Term 2 Tuesday 27 April to Friday 2 July
Year stated as2027
- Term 3, 2027: Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September
Term 3 Monday 19 July to Friday 24 September
Year stated as2027
- Term 4, 2027: Monday 11 October to finish date to be confirmed
Term 4 Monday 11 October to finish date to be confirmed
Year stated as2027
- Term 1, 2026: Wednesday 4 February to Thursday 2 April
- Getting there
- A school bus comes from the Ponga Road area arriving at School at 8.10 am. It departs in the afternoon at 2.30 pm.
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- In their words
- Ōpaheke School Vision: Empowering our community of learners to confidently meet the challenges of the 21st century.
- Our values are important because they help build a strong and positive learning culture.
- Ōpaheke School Values: STAR
- Striving for excellence
- Teamwork
- Achieving personal best
- Respect for Self and Others
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- On offer
- Indoor Hockey (Haki)
during class sports sessions and lunchtime, we provide opportunities for participation in less traditional sports such as Indoor Hockey (Haki), Ki o Rahi and Volleyball (Pōtiki), just to name a few.
- Ki o Rahi
during class sports sessions and lunchtime, we provide opportunities for participation in less traditional sports such as Indoor Hockey (Haki), Ki o Rahi and Volleyball (Pōtiki), just to name a few.
- Volleyball (Pōtiki)
during class sports sessions and lunchtime, we provide opportunities for participation in less traditional sports such as Indoor Hockey (Haki), Ki o Rahi and Volleyball (Pōtiki), just to name a few.
- Indoor Hockey (Haki)
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 202
- Māori
- 156
- Pacific
- 167
- Asian
- 209
- MELAA
- 27
- Other
- 1
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 63 |
| Year 02 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 88 |
| Year 03 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 73 |
| Year 04 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 72 |
| Year 05 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 84 |
| Year 06 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 77 |
| Year 07 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 96 |
| Year 08 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 57 |
| Total | 163 | 159 | 191 | 27 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 610 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 60 |
| Age 06 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 83 |
| Age 07 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 77 |
| Age 08 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 77 |
| Age 09 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 82 |
| Age 10 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 75 |
| Age 11 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 88 |
| Age 12 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 58 |
| Age 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 163 | 159 | 191 | 27 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 610 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
42%
| Opaheke School | 42% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 33.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 49.9% |
| Māori | 82% |
| Pacific | 40.1% |
| Asian | 19.9% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 9.1% |
| Total | 42% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Opaheke School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Opaheke School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 460
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 19 May 1968
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 23 August 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (23 August 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 23 August 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 618 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
May 2017
593
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 26 June 2017
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 23 August 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 15 months of the Education Review Office and Opaheke School working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Opaheke School is in Papakura and caters for learners in Years 1 to 8. The school’s vision is ‘empowering our community of learners to confidently meet the challenges of the 21 st century’. The Board appointed a new Principal in Term 4 2022. The school is a member of the Rosehill Pathway Kāhui Ako .
Opaheke School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
student learning, progress and achievement
culturally responsive pedagogy
effective curriculum delivery.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Opaheke School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the local curriculum promotes equity and excellence for all learners and reflects the aspirations, diversity and context of the wider community.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school has a goal to strengthen the local responsive curriculum to reflect the unique aspirations, priorities and preferences of the school community
to support and build on culturally responsive learning-centred relationships with learners, parents, whānau and teachers
to further extend teachers’ evaluation knowledge and practice for consistency across the school.
The school expects to see:
all learners engaging, progressing and achieving confidently, in ways that support their mana and wairua
educationally powerful partnerships, where meaningful, respectful and purposeful learning relationships between home and school contribute to the learning, well-being and self-efficacy of all ākonga
leaders and teachers further monitoring, inquiring, building knowledge, and evaluating to inform equitable and excellent outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how effectively the local curriculum promotes equity and excellence for all learners and reflects the aspirations, diversity and context of the wider community:
the school implements well considered wellbeing approaches and learners express a sense of belonging and confidence in their identity, language and culture
teachers and leaders use relevant and useful assessment data to engage in collaborative and thoughtful evidence-informed conversations
teacher professional learning and development refine and support teaching effectiveness and improved learner outcomes.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
local curriculum design that further reflects cultural responsiveness, valued learner outcomes and shared understandings of goals and priorities
a range of strategies that build on and sustain meaningful, respectful and purposeful learning relationships between home and school
further monitoring and evaluation of conditions that promote equity and excellence for all ākonga .
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
23 August 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).