# Lake Taupo Christian School

Composite · State : Integrated · Taupo

https://www.chch.live/school/1139-lake-taupo-christian-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 464

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

## The record
- 42 Kiddle Drive, Taupo, 3330
- Roll: 145 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1993
- Isolation index 0.55, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 78 · Māori 22 · Pacific 15 · Asian 23 · MELAA 33 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-3782383
- Email: office@ltcs.school.nz
- Contact: Nicola Cleary (Acting)
- Website: http://www.ltcs.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Tauhara College](https://www.chch.live/school/166-tauhara-college), decile 6 · EQI 486
- [Taupo Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1988-taupo-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 472
- [Tauhara School](https://www.chch.live/school/1984-tauhara-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Hilltop School](https://www.chch.live/school/1740-hilltop-school), decile 9 · EQI 421
- [Mountview School](https://www.chch.live/school/1836-mountview-school), decile 3 · EQI 516
- [Waipahihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2065-waipahihi-school), decile 7 · EQI 451
- [Taupo School](https://www.chch.live/school/1989-taupo-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Taupo-nui-a-Tia College](https://www.chch.live/school/167-taupo-nui-a-tia-college), decile 5 · EQI 463

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.697054&lon=176.101668

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Lake Taupo Christian School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Lake Taupo Christian School have?**

145 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Lake Taupo Christian School's Equity Index?**

EQI 464, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Where is Lake Taupo Christian School?**

42 Kiddle Drive, , Taupo. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1139 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026