Otangarei School has a vision of developing innovative, creative learners who know who they are and have a sense of responsibility to their whanau, the wider community and the environment. We pride ourselves on our cultural skills, knowledge and awareness and our respect of whanau.

Otangarei School has a philosophy of ensuring that we provide a wide variety of opportunities for our students; academic, sporting, arts including performing arts, technological and environmental programs are well developed in our school.