# Taupo-nui-a-Tia College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Taupo

https://www.chch.live/school/167-taupo-nui-a-tia-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 463

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

## The record
- 122 Spa Road, Taupo, 3351
- Roll: 1,186 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1954
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.55, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 882 · Māori 376 · Pacific 50 · Asian 159 · MELAA 25 · Other 16 · International 28
- Phone: 07-3761100
- Email: mail@taupocollege.ac.nz
- Contact: Ben Claxton
- Website: http://www.taupocollege.ac.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Taupo-nui-a-Tia College, in force from 2018-01-01 · 1018 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [TKKM o Whakarewa I Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa](https://www.chch.live/school/4230-tkkm-o-whakarewa-i-te-reo-ki-tuwharetoa), decile 2 · EQI 516
- [Taupo School](https://www.chch.live/school/1989-taupo-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Mountview School](https://www.chch.live/school/1836-mountview-school), decile 3 · EQI 516
- [St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo)](https://www.chch.live/school/1750-st-patrick-s-catholic-school-taupo), decile 8 · EQI 418
- [Tauhara School](https://www.chch.live/school/1984-tauhara-school), decile 3 · EQI 522
- [Taupo Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1988-taupo-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 472
- [Hilltop School](https://www.chch.live/school/1740-hilltop-school), decile 9 · EQI 421
- [Lake Taupo Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1139-lake-taupo-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 464

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.681065&lon=176.078757

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Taupo-nui-a-Tia College?**

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

**How many students does Taupo-nui-a-Tia College have?**

1,186 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Taupo-nui-a-Tia College's Equity Index?**

EQI 463, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Does Taupo-nui-a-Tia 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=167 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026