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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 June

Mon 9

St John's Education Programme

9 Jun 2025 - 10 Jun 2025

Mon 9

Term 2 Week 7 (HEART = Respect)

9 Jun 2025 - 13 Jun 2025

Tue 10

MOSA Netball Tournament

10 Jun 2025

Fri 13

Bilingual Hub Assembly

13 Jun 2025

Fri 13

Junior Hub Assembly

13 Jun 2025

Fri 13

Senior Hub Assembly

13 Jun 2025

Mon 16

Term 2 Week 8 (HEART = Respect)

16 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2025

Tue 17

Bilingual special assembly

17 Jun 2025

Fri 20

Public Holiday - School Closed

20 Jun 2025

Mon 23

Term 2 Week 9 (HEART = Respect)

23 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

Mon 23

A Fool's Company - Theatre Show

23 Jun 2025

Tue 24

Whole School Matariki Breakfast - Hall

24 Jun 2025

Wed 25

MOSA Hockey Tournament

25 Jun 2025

Thu 26

Special Whole School Assembly

26 Jun 2025

Fri 27

Whole School Assembly

27 Jun 2025

Latest Notices

Message from Local Doctors Otahuhu

6 Jun 2025

Kia ora Whānau,

Please see the following message from Local Doctors Otahuhu:

Local Doctors Otahuhu patients only: Come and trial our Local Doctors walking group on Thursday’s, 11.30-12.30pm. Registration is required before participating. Call or text Paula, Health Coach, 027 253 1415 for more information. Bring a friend or family member! They must be a Local Doctors patient too. Spaces limited.

As a side note, something that you also might like to know about are our self-management courses which are available to anyone at any Doctors clinic. These are run by a colleague of mine.

Details in the flyer attached.

Thank you - Paula Kappeli, Local Doctors Otahuhu

Reading Together Cancelled Today

4 Jun 2025

Kia ora OPS Whānau,

Unfortunately we are not able to hold our reading together workshop this afternoon.

If you had arranged for your child to attend, you will need to ensure they are picked up at the normal time of 2:45pm.

Ngā mihi

Teacher Only Day Reminder

28 May 2025

Kia ora Whānau,

As communicated in our newsletters and calendar, we have a teacher-only day this Friday. This is a reminder that school will be closed this day.