# Taikura Rudolf Steiner School

Composite · State : Integrated · Hastings Central, Hastings

https://www.chch.live/school/231-taikura-rudolf-steiner-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 437

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

## The record
- 505 Nelson Street, Hastings Central, Hastings, 4156
- Roll: 284 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1950
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 258 · Pacific 9 · Asian 22 · MELAA 8 · Other 4 · International 3
- Phone: 06-8787363
- Email: office@taikura.school.nz
- Contact: Pippa Caccioppoli
- Website: https://taikura.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Taikura Rudolf Steiner School, in force from 2009-04-09 · 2730 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings)](https://www.chch.live/school/1608-st-matthew-s-primary-school-hastings), decile 4 · EQI 436
- [St John's College (Hastings)](https://www.chch.live/school/226-st-john-s-college-hastings), decile 4 · EQI 456
- [Hastings Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2569-hastings-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 522
- [St Joseph's School (Hastings)](https://www.chch.live/school/2677-st-joseph-s-school-hastings), decile 3 · EQI 418
- [Kōwhai School](https://www.chch.live/school/2588-kowhai-school), decile 2 · EQI 517
- [Mahora School](https://www.chch.live/school/2592-mahora-school), decile 3 · EQI 470
- [Akina School/ Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6119-akina-school-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Mayfair School](https://www.chch.live/school/2612-mayfair-school), decile 2 · EQI 527

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.636362&lon=176.845372

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Taikura Rudolf Steiner School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Hastings Central.

**How many students does Taikura Rudolf Steiner School have?**

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

**What is Taikura Rudolf Steiner School's Equity Index?**

EQI 437, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Taikura Rudolf Steiner 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=231 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026