Ōpaki School
Full Primary · State
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 175
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 36 Waipipi Road, Masterton
- Territorial authority
- Masterton District
- Phone
- 06-3775052
- office@opaki.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.opaki.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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.
- Getting there
- 4 bus runs leave from Opaki School: Willow Park Drive / Southey Road (3:05pm), Rangitumau (approx 3:30pm), Mauriceville (approx 3:30pm) and Miki Miki (3:05pm)
There are 4 bus runs that leave from Opaki School. Willow Park Drive / Southey Road - Leaves school at 3:05pm Rangitumau - Leaves school at approximately 3:30pm Mauriceville - Leaves school at approximately 3:30pm Miki Miki - Leaves school at 3:05pm
- 4 bus runs leave from Opaki School: Willow Park Drive / Southey Road (3:05pm), Rangitumau (approx 3:30pm), Mauriceville (approx 3:30pm) and Miki Miki (3:05pm)
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.
- Voluntary donation
- $50 per term per student
To assist with providing additional resources for the school a donation is asked for. This is $50 per term per student.
- $50 per term per student
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
- Tennis
Summer Terms - Tennis, Tee Ball, Touch Rugby
- Tee Ball
Summer Terms - Tennis, Tee Ball, Touch Rugby
- Touch Rugby
Summer Terms - Tennis, Tee Ball, Touch Rugby
- Hockey
Winter Terms - Hockey and Netball
- Netball
Winter Terms - Hockey and Netball
- 7 A-side Tournament
These include: 7 A-side Tournament, Volleyball Tournament, Ki-o-rahi.
- Volleyball Tournament
These include: 7 A-side Tournament, Volleyball Tournament, Ki-o-rahi.
- Ki-o-rahi
These include: 7 A-side Tournament, Volleyball Tournament, Ki-o-rahi.
- Term 1 - Swimming Sports
- Term 2 - Cross Country
- Term 4 - Athletics
- Tennis
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 157
- Māori
- 33
- Pacific
- 6
- Asian
- 4
- MELAA
- 6
- Other
- 3
- 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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 06 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 27 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 186 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 186 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
53.4%
| Ōpaki School | 53.4% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 114.5% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 58% |
| Total | 53.4% |
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%
| Ōpaki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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%
| Ōpaki School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 422
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Rural other
- Date opened
- 25 January 1878
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
- 5 March 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (5 March 2024)
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 5 March 2024 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 175 — 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.
September 2018
195
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 December 2018
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 5 March 2024 — “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 27 months of the Education Review Office and Ōpaki 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
Ōpaki School is a semi-rural school north of Masterton which caters for students in years 0 to 8.
Ōpaki School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
achieve the best possible learning outcomes for each of our students
build effective relationships and partnerships with Ōpaki School and its community
appreciate and develop the culture and character of our school.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Ōpaki School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well a strengthened and consistent approach to culturally responsive teaching practice positively impacts the progress, achievement, and wellbeing outcomes for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to promote equitable outcomes for all students
to build sustainable practice which is embedded throughout the school.
The school expects to see:
a more deliberate approach to integrating te ao Māori throughout teaching and learning
culturally responsive teaching and learning practices that ensure equity and excellence for all learners
strengthened strategic planning with a clear focus on equitable outcomes and the actions taken to achieve these.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to strengthen and embed a consistent approach to culturally responsive teaching practice:
collaborative leadership that promotes strengthening practices to support te ao Māori across the school
ongoing, s chool-wide, professional learning to support staff in their practice
positive relationships with whānau and the school community
opportunities within the Whakaoriori Kāhui Ako to work collaboratively to support this goal.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strategic planning that clearly articulates desired outcomes for students from a strengthened culturally responsive approach
high quality professional learning for staff to support the delivery of the school’s strategic aims
ongoing evaluation of the impact of strategic actions to inform future planning and resourcing.
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
5 March 2024
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).