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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.

We've Refreshed our School's HEART Values!

After careful consultation with students, staff and the community, we have created a refreshed version of our school values. These values are reflective of our community and shape the behaviours we embody at Ōtāhuhu Primary School. Students will be learning about the new values through the eyes of 2 "new students" - Mānawa & Ngākau. We will be celebrating the values at assemblies and regularly through our school news!

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 (Monday-Thursday)

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 November

Mon 9

Term 4 - Week 5 (HEART = Ako)

9 Nov 2026 - 13 Nov 2026

Fri 13

Hindi language week closing ceremony

13 Nov 2026

Fri 13

Interschool Jump Rope Comp

13 Nov 2026

Mon 16

Term 4 - Week 6 (HEART = Ako)

16 Nov 2026 - 20 Nov 2026

Tue 17

Whole School Athletics Day

17 Nov 2026

Wed 18

Kia Ora Ake - Mana with Dance

18 Nov 2026

Fri 20

Whole School Assembly

20 Nov 2026

Mon 23

Term 4 - Week 7 (HEART = Resilience)

23 Nov 2026 - 27 Nov 2026

Tue 24

Helper's Morning Tea

24 Nov 2026

Wed 25

Reading Together Workshop celebration

25 Nov 2026

Wed 25

Kia Ora Ake - Mana with Dance

25 Nov 2026

Thu 26

Ukelele Festival

26 Nov 2026

Thu 26

Y4 Trip: Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Aotea Centre

26 Nov 2026

Fri 27

Monitor's trip - Rainbows end

27 Nov 2026

Mon 30

BOT Meeting

30 Nov 2026

Mon 30

Term 4 - Week 8 (HEART = Resilience)

30 Nov 2026 - 4 Dec 2026

Latest Notices

Athletics Postponed

10 Nov 2026

Kia ora whānau,

Due to the ongoing rain and a very damp field, we have made the call to postpone our Athletics Day until next week.

This will give our field more time to firm up and in the meantime students will spend more time practising their athletics skills in PE.

The new scheduled date will be Tuesday 17th November.

Thank you!

OPS - Voting Location Saturday

6 Nov 2026

Kia ora Whānau!

Reminder that it is Election Day tomorrow - Saturday 7th November.

You can come and cast your votes at the Ōtāhuhu Primary School Hall from 9am - 7pm.

Remember to bring your Easy Vote Card with you - if enrolled to vote, you will have received this either by mail or in your emails (check your junk mail if you haven't seen it come through).

Check out information on the elections using this link.

Happy voting!

OPS Whole School Athletics

4 Nov 2026

Otahuhu-Whole-School-Athletics-Day.pdf

OPS Community Fono - Thursday 5th November

2 Nov 2026

Kia ora koutou,

Please see the attached flyer for this event!

Teacher Only Day - Friday 23rd October

12 Oct 2026

Kia ora Whānau,

As per our school calendar, we have our final Teacher-Only Day scheduled for Friday 23rd October as part of the work we are doing on the NZ Curriculum Refresh.

Labour Day is the following Monday (26th October), so school will also be closed for instruction that day.

As a reminder, you can access the school calendar on the Skool Loop App, and our school website - https://www.otahuhuprimary.school.nz/

Ngā mihi,

OPS