Mataroa School

Full Primary · State · Taihape

56 students on the roll · EQI 467.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 7. Current Equity Index: 467. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

30 Rongoiti Road, Taihape, 4791
Roll: 56 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1900
Isolation index 2, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Rural other
Phone: 06-3887834
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Te Whaiwhaia Ritchie
Website: mataroa.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 36 · 64%

Pacific 5 · 9%

Asian 3 · 5%

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

Taihape Area School, decile 4 · EQI 514 · 7.4 km
St Joseph's School (Taihape), decile 6 · EQI 435 · 8.4 km
Moawhango School, decile 5 · EQI 489 · 14.4 km
Papanui Junction School, decile 6 · EQI 453 · 15.5 km
Mangaweka School, decile 6 · EQI 458 · 18.3 km
Taoroa School, decile 1 · EQI 518 · 19.5 km
Waiouru School, decile 7 · EQI 484 · 20.8 km
Pukeokahu School, decile 9 · EQI 500 · 24.4 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 Mataroa School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Mataroa School have?

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

What is Mataroa School's Equity Index?

EQI 467, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

Where is Mataroa School?

30 Rongoiti Road, , Taihape. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.