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He wahi tutaki mo nga tamariki o te ao

A meeting place for the children of the world.

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.

KIA ORA, TALOFA LAVA, FAKAALOFA LAHI ATU, MALO E LELEI, KIA ORANA, BULA VINAKA, NAMASTE, HAO HA, GREETINGS...

....and welcome to Otahuhu Primary School.

Otahuhu Primary's H.E.A.R.T.

Otahuhu Primary is a Positive Behaviour 4 Learning School. Our school Values are "H.E.A.R.T"... Honesty, Excellence, Attitude, Respect, Tolerance.

About Our School

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.

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Bell Times

We 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

What's happening at Otahuhu Primary School?

Upcoming Events in July

Mon 14

Term 3 Week 1 (HEART = Tolerance)

14 Jul 2025 - 18 Jul 2025

Wed 16

School Photos

16 Jul 2025

Fri 18

Term 3 Pōwhiri

18 Jul 2025

Mon 21

Term 3 Week 2 (HEART = Tolerance)

21 Jul 2025 - 25 Jul 2025

Wed 23

Bunnings Working Bee

23 Jul 2025

Fri 25

Whole School Assembly

25 Jul 2025

Mon 28

Board of Trustees Meeting - July

28 Jul 2025

Mon 28

Term 3 Week 3 (HEART = Honesty)

28 Jul 2025 - 1 Aug 2025

Latest Notices

Term 3 Learning Conversations

2 Jul 2025

Kia ora OPS Whānau,

Term 3 Learning Conversations are taking place on Tuesday 22nd July and Wednesday 23rd July from 3pm-7pm!

The booking function is now active on Skool Loop, so you can secure your booking times now (instructions attached).

Midyear reports were sent home with students on the last day of term. It is a very good idea to have read your child's report in detail before you attend your learning conversations. This is your time to learn more about how your child is progressing in class with their learning, and the reports will provide a clear indication of this.

If you did not receive your child's report, please check their bag! If your child was not there on the last day of term you will need to collect the report from their classroom teacher on Monday 14th July when we return to school.

Ngā mihi

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School Assembly Cancelled This Morning

27 Jun 2025

Kia ora Koutou,

Unfortunately with the weather as it is, we will not be holding our whole school assembly this morning.

Certificate winners and attendance prize winners will be announced internally - we will post them later this morning on Skool Loop as well.

Ngā mihi nui

School Holiday Programmes

25 Jun 2025

Kia ora OPS Community,

Please see attached a range of community holiday programmes on offer.