# Taihape Area School

Composite · State · Taihape

https://www.chch.live/school/549-taihape-area-school

## 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
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 126 · Pacific 22 · Asian 10 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 06-3880130
- Email: jpearce@tas.school.nz
- Contact: Michelle Cameron
- Website: http://www.tas.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [St Joseph's School (Taihape)](https://www.chch.live/school/2453-st-joseph-s-school-taihape), decile 6 · EQI 435
- [Mataroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2398-mataroa-school), decile 7 · EQI 467
- [Moawhango School](https://www.chch.live/school/2401-moawhango-school), decile 5 · EQI 489
- [Taoroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2463-taoroa-school), decile 1 · EQI 518
- [Mangaweka School](https://www.chch.live/school/2392-mangaweka-school), decile 6 · EQI 458
- [Pukeokahu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2428-pukeokahu-school), decile 9 · EQI 500
- [Papanui Junction School](https://www.chch.live/school/2420-papanui-junction-school), decile 6 · EQI 453
- [Waiouru School](https://www.chch.live/school/2472-waiouru-school), decile 7 · EQI 484

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.675966&lon=175.801514

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=549 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026