Term Dates
Latest News
Report Absence
Policies & Procedures
Drawing strength from our cultural diversity, and sharing responsibility with the community for the well-being of our children, Otahuhu School has high expectations that all children will achieve to the best of their abilities and develop the attitudes and skills to grow as lifelong learners and successful members of New Zealand society.
Otahuhu Primary is a Positive Behaviour 4 Learning School. Our school Values are "H.E.A.R.T"... Honesty, Excellence, Attitude, Respect, Tolerance.
Otahuhu Primary School is the oldest school in the Otahuhu district and celebrated its 150th Jubilee in 2008. We have a proud history of serving our students and community well.
Today we have over 600 students who attend our school and more than 50 adults working on our staff.
The school has a history, which extends back to 9 August 1858 when classes were conducted for the first time in a building belonging to the Church of England. Since that time there have been many changes which have seen the school change from a District High School catering for both primary and secondary school students to the primary contributing school it is today catering for Y0-6 students only. Today we have over 500 students who attend our school and more than 50 adults working on our staff. The school continues to serve a diverse community and students attending are mainly drawn from Pacific, Māori, and Indian cultural backgrounds. Students are offered bilingual programmes in the Māori, Samoan and Tongan languages.
Bell TimesWe ask parents and caregivers to please make every effort to ensure your children attend school everyday. School starts at 8:45am and finishes at 2:45pm. It is very important that unless your child is sick or has a very good reason to be absent from school that they attend during these hours. Students who arrive late and leave early can disrupt learning time for the whole class. 8:45am - School Begins 8.55am - Fitness 9:10am - Learning Block 1 10:15am - Brain Break 10:20 - Learning Block 2 11:20am - Morning Tea Eating 11:25am - 11.40am - Morning Tea Play 11:40am - Learning Block 3 12:45pm - 1:20pm - Lunch Play 1:20pm - 1:30pm - Lunch Eating 1:30 - Learning Block 4 2:45pm - School Ends |
22 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026
23 Jun 2026
23 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026
29 Jun 2026 - 3 Jul 2026
Kia ora koutou!
We've got two more weeks until the mid-winter school holidays - let's keep up our attendance and finish strong!!
On Monday we begin our 10-day countdown. There are lots of fun events - beginning with Pajama-Glama on Monday - and prizes to win for students and their classes.
We also have construction starting on our new covered court!!! This will be completed over the next couple of weeks and will be ready to go for the start of Term 3. We are so excited to have this space as it will allow us to keep PE, fitness and lunchtime activities going strong no matter the weather!
We want to commend you all for keeping your effort high as we fight off these winter bugs. Check out our Week 9 attendance below.
Kia Ora OPS!
To kick off Term 2’s 10 Day Attendance Countdown, we are holding a special Mon-Daze Pyjama Glama event.
See the details of this exciting day below!
Whaea Vicky will be sharing more information with students at assembly tomorrow 🥳
Kia ora OPS Whānau!
On Wednesday Week 11 we have our annual winter Disco. See details below!
Kia ora,
As part of new assessing and reporting guidelines from the Ministry of Education, we would like to invite any and all whānau to attend one of our hui next week on Tuesday to learn about our revised school reports. See details below:
Kia ora koutou,
Please see the attached flyer for a local Ōtāhuhu Community Kōrero, hosted by the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board.
Ngā mihi
Parents, please support our local businesses
Call Direct
Send Email
Visit Website
Call Direct
Send Email
Visit Website
Call Direct
Send Email
Visit Website
Call Direct
Send Email
Visit Website
Visit Website
Call Direct
Send Email
Visit Website
Visit Website
Scan this code to download the app
Download our Skool Loop App, a simple and free download. In Google Play & App Store search ‘Skool Loop’ and choose our school once installed.
