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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 1

Term 2 - Week 7

1 Jun 2026 - 5 Jun 2026

Fri 5

Samoan Language Week - Closing Ceremony

5 Jun 2026

Fri 5

Whole School Assembly

5 Jun 2026

Mon 8

Term 2 - Week 8

8 Jun 2026 - 12 Jun 2026

Tue 9

Senior Trip - Bounce!

9 Jun 2026

Wed 10

BOUNCE - Junior Trip

10 Jun 2026

Wed 10

Read Together Workshops in the Library!

10 Jun 2026

Mon 15

School Board Meeting

15 Jun 2026

Mon 15

Term 2 - Week 9

15 Jun 2026 - 19 Jun 2026

Wed 17

Whānau Hauora Evening

17 Jun 2026

Wed 17

Read Together Workshops in the Library!

17 Jun 2026

Thu 18

Samoan Speech Competition

18 Jun 2026

Fri 19

Whole School Assembly

19 Jun 2026

Mon 22

Term 2 - Week 10

22 Jun 2026 - 26 Jun 2026

Wed 24

Read Together Workshops in the Library!

24 Jun 2026

Mon 29

Term 2 - Week 11

29 Jun 2026 - 3 Jul 2026

Latest Notices

Non-Uniform Day! Friday 12th June

4 Jun 2026

Kia ora OPS Whānau!

To further celebrate our inquiry into Healthy HEARTs and physical exercise, students are invited to attend school on Friday 12th June in their favourite sports team's colours. Students can wear a sports jersey, their own sports club gear, or dressed as their favourite athlete! There will be gold coins collected to go towards our camp and EOTC events. Details below!

Upcoming School Trips

3 Jun 2026

Kia ora OPS Whānau!

*CLASS LISTS UPDATED BELOW*

Yesterday we sent out permission slips for 2 upcoming trips:

Bounce! Tuesday 9th June - Seniors, Wednesday 10th June - Juniors.
The Little Mermaid. Thursday 25th June (whole school)

Please return these permission slips back to classroom teachers as soon as possible. For both trips there are limited parent-helper spaces, so we will be using a first-in, first-served process for selecting helpers.

There is more information about the Bounce trip below. Please take note of exactly when your child(ren) is attending, as there are 4 different time slots across two days. Students must attend their class's set times due to limited capacity at the venue and on buses.

If you have questions about the trips please contact your classroom teachers.