# Tauhara College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Taupo

https://www.chch.live/school/166-tauhara-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 486

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

## The record
- 101 Invergarry Road, Taupo, 3351
- Roll: 664 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1976
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.56, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 441 · Māori 277 · Pacific 40 · Asian 57 · MELAA 21 · Other 18 · International 8
- Phone: 07-3789304
- Email: bl@tauhara.school.nz
- Contact: Ben Hancock
- Website: http://www.tauhara.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tauhara College, in force from 2025-01-01 · 1327 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Lake Taupo Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1139-lake-taupo-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 464
- [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-nui-a-Tia College](https://www.chch.live/school/167-taupo-nui-a-tia-college), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [Taupo School](https://www.chch.live/school/1989-taupo-school), decile 5 · EQI 450

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.697481&lon=176.104929

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 486, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Tauhara 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=166 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026