# Tahuna School

Contributing · State · Tahuna

https://www.chch.live/school/1972-tahuna-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 459

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

## The record
- 43 Tahuna-Ohinewai Road, Tahuna, 3373
- Roll: 83 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1905
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.79, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 61 · Pacific 5 · Asian 14 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8875848
- Email: admin@tahunaschool.school.nz
- Contact: Phillip Otto
- Website: http://www.tahunaschool.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tahuna School, in force from 2019-01-28 · 186 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Springdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1941-springdale-school), decile 8 · EQI 490
- [Tauhei Combined School](https://www.chch.live/school/1985-tauhei-combined-school), decile 8 · EQI 456
- [Elstow-Waihou Combined School](https://www.chch.live/school/1713-elstow-waihou-combined-school), decile 7 · EQI 449
- [Kaihere School](https://www.chch.live/school/1757-kaihere-school), decile 7 · EQI 470
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542
- [Orini Combined School](https://www.chch.live/school/1869-orini-combined-school), decile 8 · EQI 460
- [Tatuanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1983-tatuanui-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Morrinsville Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1833-morrinsville-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 478

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.501903&lon=175.489287

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 459, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Tahuna 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=1972 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026