Lake Taupo Christian School
About this school · from Ministry of Education data
Lake Taupo Christian School in brief
Lake Taupo Christian School is a small state integrated co-educational composite school (Year 1–13) in Hilltop, Taupo, with 131 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 464 sits in the middle of the national range, so its students come from a broad cross-section of backgrounds. EQI reflects funding need, not school quality. As a state-integrated school it enrols by preference for its special character rather than by home zone. It opened in 1993.
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Lake Taupo Christian School
42 Kiddle Drive, Hilltop, Taupo
This state-integrated school enrols by preference criteria, so zone rules don't apply in the same way. The map shows the school location — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
Lake Taupo Christian School is a state-integrated school. Places go first to applicants with a preference connection to the school's special character (for example, a faith connection), so the usual in-zone and ballot rules don't apply in the same way. Where a geographic priority exists, it works within those preference criteria. Check the school's own enrolment scheme before relying on a zone result.
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How enrolment at Lake Taupo Christian School works
- Lake Taupo Christian School is a state-integrated school with no enrolment scheme listed. That does not make it open enrolment: admission turns first on its special-character preference criteria — a religious or philosophical connection the school sets out — rather than on where you live.
- Year levels: Year 1–13
- Roll size: Small school
- School website: ltcs.school.nz
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What families ask about Lake Taupo Christian School
- Does Lake Taupo Christian School have an enrolment zone?
- Lake Taupo Christian School is a state-integrated school, so places go first to applicants who meet its special-character preference criteria. Any geographic priority applies within those criteria, so an address alone doesn't decide it — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
- What year levels does Lake Taupo Christian School teach?
- Lake Taupo Christian School teaches Year 1–13.
- What is Lake Taupo Christian School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 464. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 131 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is July 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1993
- Principal
- Nicola Cleary (Acting)
- Urban/rural setting
- Medium urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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