# Taipa Area School

Composite · State · Taipa

https://www.chch.live/school/2-taipa-area-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 530

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

## The record
- 578 State Highway 10, Taipa, 420
- Roll: 412 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1959
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 2.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 135 · Pacific 27 · Asian 9 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 09-4060159
- Email: office@taipa.school.nz
- Contact: Lisa White
- Website: http://www.taipa.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Taipa Area School (Year 9-15), in force from 2023-10-17 · 640 km²
- Taipa Area School (Year 7-8), in force from 2023-10-17 · 252 km²
- Taipa Area School (Year 1-6), in force from 2023-10-17 · 221 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao](https://www.chch.live/school/3683-te-rito-te-kura-taiao), EQI 523
- [Mangonui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1039-mangonui-school), decile 3 · EQI 495
- [Oruaiti School](https://www.chch.live/school/1066-oruaiti-school), decile 2 · EQI 467
- [Peria School](https://www.chch.live/school/1081-peria-school), decile 2 · EQI 498
- [Kaingaroa School (Kaitaia)](https://www.chch.live/school/1024-kaingaroa-school-kaitaia), decile 3 · EQI 490
- [Te Rangi Aniwaniwa](https://www.chch.live/school/1147-te-rangi-aniwaniwa), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Pamapuria School](https://www.chch.live/school/1076-pamapuria-school), decile 2 · EQI 546
- [Oturu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1071-oturu-school), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-34.994709&lon=173.464302

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Taipa Area School?**

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Taipa Area School have?**

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

**What is Taipa Area School's Equity Index?**

EQI 530, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does Taipa Area School have an enrolment zone?**

3 zone polygons on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026