Tauhara School
Contributing · State
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 257
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 90 Crown Road, Tauhara, Taupo
- Territorial authority
- Taupo District
- Phone
- 07-3787755
- admin@tauharaprimary.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 92
- Māori
- 190
- Pacific
- 14
- Asian
- 21
- MELAA
- 3
- Other
- 2
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Year 02 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 03 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 04 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 05 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 06 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 181 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 239 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 06 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 07 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 08 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 43 |
| Age 09 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 10 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 39 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 181 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 239 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
150.7%
| Tauhara School | 150.7% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State | 40.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 57.3% |
|---|---|
| Male | 241.6% |
| Māori | 201.6% |
| Pacific | 138.7% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 126.2% |
| Total | 150.7% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
35.4%
| Tauhara School | 35.4% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 69.3% |
| Māori | 50.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 35.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Tauhara School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State | 1.9% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 522
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- Some students taught in te reo Māori
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1959
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 7 March 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (7 March 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 7 March 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 7 March 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Tauhara School working in Te Ara Huarau, an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Tauhara primary school is located in Taupō for Years 1 to 6 students.
Tauhara School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
improve student engagement in learning
accelerate student achievement, particularly for boys.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Tauhara School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which culturally responsive and relational pedagogy improves engagement, behaviour and learning opportunities for all students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
exploring further refinement and interventions to support accelerated achievement in literacy and mathematics learning
increasing the number of students who are operating in the Green Zone for Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) schoolwide behaviour plan
improving attendance and engagement with learning opportunities across the school.
The school expects to see increased engagement with learning opportunities across the school, acceleration in achievement and improved behaviour for all students.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to improve learner outcomes:
a clear focus on improving outcomes for boys through teacher inquiry and a boys’ only class
using student, teacher and whānau views (through the Rongohia Te Hau survey) to measure the school’s use of culturally responsive and relational pedagogy and inform the strategic direction of the school
the work with Ngāti Tūwharetoa to design a local curriculum giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi , te reo Māori and Mana Whenua .
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
implementing the Tūwharetoa Cultural Competencies as part of the local curriculum to increase interest and relevancy for learners, to engage them and improve attendance
supporting teachers with iwi assistance, to grow knowledge and competency in Ngāti Tūwharetoatanga in order to provide a wider range of learning opportunities for students
giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by supporting teachers to learn te reo Māori through the Te Ahu o Te Reo Māori programme.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Phil Cowie Director Review and Improvement Services (Central) Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
7 March 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).