Tairua School

Full Primary · State · Tairua

130 students on the roll · EQI 440.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 440. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

110 Main Road, Tairua, 3508
Roll: 130 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1877
Isolation index 1.8, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 07-8648590
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Juliet Small
Website: tairua.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 111 · 85%

Pacific 13 · 10%

Asian 9 · 7%

MELAA 2 · 2%

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

Hikuai School, decile 8 · EQI 446 · 9.3 km
Whenuakite School, decile 7 · EQI 428 · 12.4 km
Ōpoutere School, decile 4 · EQI 459 · 13.1 km
Coroglen School, decile 5 · EQI 490 · 16.4 km
Whangamata Area School, decile 4 · EQI 460 · 22.7 km
Mercury Bay Area School, decile 5 · EQI 465 · 23.1 km
Te Puru School, decile 4 · EQI 456 · 29.2 km
Pārāwai School, decile 5 · EQI 468 · 30.0 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 Tairua School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Tairua School have?

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

What is Tairua School's Equity Index?

EQI 440, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is Tairua School?

110 Main Road, , Tairua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.