# Tai Tapu School

Full Primary · State · Tai Tapu

https://www.chch.live/school/3549-tai-tapu-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 400

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

## The record
- 1 School Road, Tai Tapu, 7645
- Roll: 278 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1867
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.34, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 261 · Māori 41 · Pacific 5 · Asian 7 · MELAA 8
- Phone: 03-3296796
- Email: general@taitapu.school.nz
- Contact: Amanda Clarkson
- Website: http://www.taitapu.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Tai Tapu School, in force from 2016-09-13 · 275 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Ararira Springs Primary- Te Puna o Ararira](https://www.chch.live/school/585-ararira-springs-primary-te-puna-o-ararira), EQI 397
- [Ladbrooks School](https://www.chch.live/school/3402-ladbrooks-school), decile 10 · EQI 403
- [Lincoln Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3412-lincoln-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 407
- [Lincoln High School](https://www.chch.live/school/347-lincoln-high-school), decile 10 · EQI 423
- [Te Kura o te Tauawa Halswell School](https://www.chch.live/school/3366-te-kura-o-te-tauawa-halswell-school), decile 10 · EQI 385
- [Te Kura o Ōhinetahi - Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/school/3354-te-kura-o-ohinetahi-governors-bay), decile 10 · EQI 386
- [Broadfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3301-broadfield-school), decile 9 · EQI 397
- [Te Mātaitihi (Proposed opening date: 2027-01-01)](https://www.chch.live/school/554-te-mataitihi-proposed-opening-date-2027-01-01), not rated

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Tai Tapu Public Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-303), Public toilet · 264 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.663629&lon=172.550066

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Tai Tapu School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Tai Tapu School have?**

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

**What is Tai Tapu School's Equity Index?**

EQI 400, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Tai Tapu 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=3549 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026