# Tuakau School

Contributing · State · Tuakau

https://www.chch.live/school/1539-tuakau-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 516

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

## The record
- 6 School Road, Tuakau, 2121
- Roll: 253 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1870
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.34, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 80 · Pacific 63 · Asian 31 · MELAA 4 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-2368105
- Email: office@tuakau.school.nz
- Contact: Vanessa Hira
- Website: http://www.tuakau.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tuakau School, in force from 2024-01-01 · 14 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Tuakau College](https://www.chch.live/school/106-tuakau-college), decile 4 · EQI 485
- [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
- [Pokeno School](https://www.chch.live/school/1442-pokeno-school), decile 4 · EQI 429
- [Pukekohe Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1451-pukekohe-hill-school), decile 5 · EQI 452

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.265931&lon=174.940003

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 516, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Tuakau School 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=1539 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026