# Tuakau College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Tuakau

https://www.chch.live/school/106-tuakau-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 485

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- Elizabeth Street, Tuakau, 2342
- Roll: 980 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1974
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.32, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 563 · Pacific 171 · Asian 175 · MELAA 30 · Other 28
- Phone: 09-2368521
- Email: secretary@tuakaucollege.com
- Contact: Donna Tupaea-Petero
- Website: http://www.tuakaucollege.com

## Enrolment zone
- Tuakau College, in force from 2018-02-01 · 269 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Tuakau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1539-tuakau-school), decile 2 · EQI 516
- [Harrisville School](https://www.chch.live/school/1303-harrisville-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Buckland School](https://www.chch.live/school/1239-buckland-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [Pukekohe Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/456-pukekohe-christian-school), private, not rated
- [Parkside School](https://www.chch.live/school/1435-parkside-school), decile 5 · EQI 493
- [KingsGate School](https://www.chch.live/school/603-kingsgate-school), decile 5 · EQI 434
- [Pukekohe Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1451-pukekohe-hill-school), decile 5 · EQI 452
- [Pukekohe High School](https://www.chch.live/school/103-pukekohe-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 465

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.263023&lon=174.93426

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Tuakau College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Tuakau College have?**

980 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Tuakau College's Equity Index?**

EQI 485, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Does Tuakau College have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=106 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026