Last updated November 2026
Opihi College is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at Richard Pearse Drive, Temuka. It opened in 1968 and had 270 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Kerrytown, Sutherlands, Milford, Pleasant Point and Temuka, and parts of Levels Valley, Seadown, Levels and Taiko; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The college’s subject list includes agriculture with a purpose-built area on site, Japanese, te reo Māori, Te Ao Haka, Gateway, digital, food and wood and metal technology, visual art and music and performing arts, and senior subjects it does not run can be studied online through a video conference network or Te Kura.
Sport ranges from archery and equestrian to rugby, skiing and Special Olympics, the kapa haka group Te Umu Kaha performs at pōwhiri and in public, and senior students can take outdoor education.
At a glance
- Principal
- Kirsten Stevens
- Address
- Richard Pearse Drive, Temuka
- Phone
- 03 615 7442
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Kerrytown, Pleasant Point, Sutherlands, Milford and Temuka.
Parts of Levels Valley, Seadown, Levels and Taiko: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 270 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the college is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from June 2023. ERO and the college agreed to evaluate how well its own self-review supports the practices that lead to strong and fair results in national qualifications, with the aim of lifting achievement in Years 7 to 9 and in NCEA.
ERO found teachers keen to improve and enthusiastic about curriculum development, leaders and teachers taking part in professional learning, and a shared commitment across the school to growing staff capability.
The college’s priorities are to put in place a local curriculum shaped by the hopes of students and whānau, keep asking them how well that curriculum supports belonging and engagement, and strengthen how progress is planned for, taught, assessed and reported across the school.
Read the ERO reports for Opihi College
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol, and in-zone applications are accepted at any time. Out-of-zone places are offered under the enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places. The college publishes its out-of-zone places and ballot dates on its enrolment page each year.
Families can enrol online or on a paper form, with a birth certificate or passport and proof of address. The college encourages families to visit, and an enrolment interview and tour can be arranged through the school office.
Schools nearby
In Temuka
Opihi College is in Temuka. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Temuka guide →Questions parents ask
Is Opihi College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Kerrytown, Pleasant Point, Sutherlands, Milford and Temuka and parts of Levels Valley, Seadown, Levels and Taiko.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
270 at 1 Oct 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
504. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 65% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 7 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).