# Tauwhare School

Contributing · State · Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1995-tauwhare-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 423

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

## The record
- 26 Scotsman Valley Road, Hamilton, 3287
- Roll: 117 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1884
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.38, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 99 · Asian 9 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 07-8240864
- Email: admin@tauwhare.school.nz
- Contact: Chris May
- Website: http://www.tauwhare.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tauwhare School, in force from 2011-08-01 · 115 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Ngaati Hauaa](https://www.chch.live/school/1851-te-kura-o-ngaati-hauaa), decile 3 · EQI 524
- [Matangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1814-matangi-school), decile 10 · EQI 398
- [Goodwood School](https://www.chch.live/school/1727-goodwood-school), decile 10 · EQI 388
- [Newstead Model School](https://www.chch.live/school/1843-newstead-model-school), decile 10 · EQI 418
- [Te Miro School](https://www.chch.live/school/2012-te-miro-school), decile 10 · EQI 406
- [Motumaoho School](https://www.chch.live/school/1835-motumaoho-school), decile 6 · EQI 488
- [Hautapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1735-hautapu-school), decile 10 · EQI 420
- [Tamahere Model Country School](https://www.chch.live/school/1976-tamahere-model-country-school), decile 10 · EQI 372

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.77285&lon=175.455519

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 423, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Tauwhare 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=1995 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026