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Taihape Area School

Composite · State · Taihape

236 students on the roll · EQI 514.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 514. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 26 Huia Street, Taihape, 4742
  • Roll: 236 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 2005
  • Isolation index 1.83, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 06-3880130
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Michelle Cameron
  • Website: tas.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 126 · 53%
Pacific 22 · 9%
Asian 10 · 4%
MELAA 1 · 0%

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 November 2026.

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

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Taihape Area School?

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Taihape Area School have?

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

What is Taihape Area School's Equity Index?

EQI 514, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is Taihape Area School?

26 Huia Street, , Taihape. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.