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Taita Central School

Contributing · State · Taita, Lower Hutt

118 students on the roll in Taita · EQI 504.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 504. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 33A Churton Crescent, Taita, Lower Hutt, 5011
  • Roll: 118 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1948
  • Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-5677214
  • Email: admin@taitacentral.school.nz
  • Contact: Michelle Picard
  • Website: taitacentral.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 29 · 25%
Māori 46 · 39%
Pacific 65 · 55%
Asian 12 · 10%
MELAA 1 · 1%
Other 1 · 1%

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 Central School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Taita.

How many students does Taita Central School have?

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

What is Taita Central School's Equity Index?

EQI 504, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Taita Central School?

33A Churton Crescent, Taita, Lower Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.