Te Whata Tau o Putauaki

Composite · State · Kawerau

94 students on the roll · EQI 541.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 1. Current Equity Index: 541. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

39-57 Galway Street, Kawerau, 3127
Roll: 94 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 2012
Isolation index 0.87, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Instruction: All students taught in te reo Māori
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 07-3238486
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Makarita Hunia (Acting)
Website: twtop.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 1 · 1%

Pacific 2 · 2%

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

Tarawera High School, decile 1 · EQI 545 · 492 m
Te Tari Ako Matua Taiohi Education Centre, decile 1 · EQI 569 · 1.4 km
Kawerau South School, decile 1 · EQI 536 · 1.5 km
Kawerau Putauaki School, decile 2 · EQI 522 · 2.0 km
Te Kura O Te Teko, decile 1 · EQI 532 · 9.7 km
Te Mahoe School, decile 1 · EQI 556 · 10.0 km
Otakiri School, decile 5 · EQI 466 · 11.9 km
Lake Rotoma School, decile 1 · EQI 541 · 14.8 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Te Whata Tau o Putauaki?

Composite · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Te Whata Tau o Putauaki have?

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

What is Te Whata Tau o Putauaki's Equity Index?

EQI 541, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

Where is Te Whata Tau o Putauaki?

39-57 Galway Street, , Kawerau. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.