Tararua College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Pahiatua

377 students on the roll · EQI 510.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 510. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Churchill Street, Pahiatua, 4941
Roll: 377 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1960
Isolation index 0.71, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 06-3768344
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Iain Anderson
Website: tararuacollege.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 321 · 85%

Pacific 20 · 5%

Asian 18 · 5%

MELAA 5 · 1%

Other 1 · 0%

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

Pahiatua School, decile 4 · EQI 478 · 617 m
St Anthony's School (Pahiatua), decile 5 · EQI 441 · 894 m
Mangatainoka School, decile 4 · EQI 509 · 4.9 km
Ballance School, decile 6 · EQI 504 · 6.7 km
Woodville School, decile 2 · EQI 507 · 13.5 km
Makuri School, decile 6 · EQI 440 · 17.4 km
Aokautere School, decile 10 · EQI 393 · 17.7 km
Kumeroa School, decile 8 · EQI 461 · 18.6 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 Tararua College?

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Tararua College have?

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

What is Tararua College's Equity Index?

EQI 510, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Tararua College?

Churchill Street, , Pahiatua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.