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Taita College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Taita, Lower Hutt

331 students on the roll in Taita · EQI 520.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 520. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 188 Eastern Hutt Road, Taita, Lower Hutt, 5019
  • Roll: 331 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1957
  • Isolation index 0.2, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-5678728
  • Email: secretary@taita.school.nz
  • Contact: Linda Pye
  • Website: taita.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 137 · 41%
Māori 135 · 41%
Pacific 142 · 43%
Asian 37 · 11%
MELAA 10 · 3%
Other 7 · 2%

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

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Taita College?

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

How many students does Taita College have?

331 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Taita College's Equity Index?

EQI 520, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Taita College?

188 Eastern Hutt Road, Taita, Lower Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.