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Tarras School

Full Primary · State · Tarras

31 students on the roll · EQI 443.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 443. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 2812 Tarras-Cromwell Road, Tarras, 9383
  • Roll: 31 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1885
  • Isolation index 3.29, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Rural other
  • Phone: 03-4452817
  • Email: office@tarras.school.nz
  • Contact: Alice Casey
  • Website: tarras.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 31 · 100%

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.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Tarras School?

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Tarras School have?

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

What is Tarras School's Equity Index?

EQI 443, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is Tarras School?

2812 Tarras-Cromwell Road, , Tarras. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.