Otatara School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 237
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 146 Dunns Road, Otatara, Invercargill
- Territorial authority
- Invercargill City
- Phone
- 03-2131009
- admin@otatara.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.otatara.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Invercargill · schools in Southland
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.
- Uniform
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3 February – Thursday 2 April
Term 1 | Tuesday 3 February | Thursday 2 April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
Term 2 | Monday 20 April | Friday 3 July
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
Term 3 | Monday 20 July | Friday 25 September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Tuesday 15 December
Term 4 | Monday 12 October | Tuesday 15 December
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3 February – Thursday 2 April
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
- Summer Football
| Summer Football | Year 1-6 Monday |
- Cricket
| Cricket | Year 1-6 Wednesday |
- Touch Rugby
| Touch Rugby | Year 1-6 Thursday |
- Waterpolo
| Waterpolo | Year 1-6 Friday (Terms 1,3 & 4) |
- Netball
| Netball | Year 2-6 Tuesday |
- Squash
| Squash | Year 4-6 Tuesday (limited spaces) |
- Hockey
| Hockey | Year 1-6 Wednesday (Terms 2&3) |
- Table Tennis
| Table Tennis | Age 5-8 Tuesday Age 9-11 Thursday |
- Futsal (indoor Football)
| Futsal (indoor Football) | Year 1-6 Monday |
- Indoor Tag/Touch Rugby
| Indoor Tag/Touch Rugby | Year 4-6 Tuesday |
- Basketball (Miniball)
| Basketball (Miniball) | Year 3-6 Tuesday |
- Summer Football
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 171
- Māori
- 58
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 12
- MELAA
- 2
- Other
- 0
- 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 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 02 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 03 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 06 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 42 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 63 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 251 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 07 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 49 |
| Age 08 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 63 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 251 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
28.1%
| Otatara School | 28.1% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 61.8% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 53.8% |
| Māori | 48.6% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 26% |
| Total | 28.1% |
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%
| Otatara School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 6.3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| 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%
| Otatara School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Southland Region | 2.8% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| 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)
- 412
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 28 September 1879
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
We have no ERO reports on record for this school. That can mean ERO has not published one yet, or that we have not matched one — it is not a finding about the school. ero.govt.nz is the place to check.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).