Tauraroa Area School

Composite · State · Maungakaramea

421 students on the roll · EQI 477.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 477. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

398 Tauraroa Road, Maungakaramea, 146
Roll: 421 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1858
Isolation index 0.95, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 09-4322643
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Grant Burns
Website: tauraroa.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 377 · 90%

Pacific 15 · 4%

Asian 20 · 5%

MELAA 4 · 1%

Other 4 · 1%

International 2 · 0%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Maungakaramea School, decile 5 · EQI 438 · 3.5 km
Waiotira School, decile 3 · EQI 465 · 7.5 km
Otaika Valley School, decile 4 · EQI 470 · 12.1 km
Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi, decile 1 · EQI 515 · 12.8 km
Maungatapere School, decile 9 · EQI 430 · 13.1 km
Maunu School, decile 8 · EQI 409 · 15.1 km
Pompallier Catholic College, decile 7 · EQI 424 · 15.2 km
Manaia View School, decile 1 · EQI 565 · 16.1 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Tauraroa Area School?

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Tauraroa Area School have?

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

What is Tauraroa Area School's Equity Index?

EQI 477, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Tauraroa Area School?

398 Tauraroa Road, , Maungakaramea. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.