Tauraroa Area School
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on Tauraroa Area School
School Improving With Key Attendance Challenges Remaining
Tauraroa Area School is showing genuine progress, particularly in senior school outcomes and supporting at-risk learners, with strengthened leadership and teaching practices. However, the school faces a significant attendance challenge — fewer than half of students attend regularly — and is still building more consistent systems across the whole school. ERO has identified clear next steps and will return within three years to review progress.
Source: ERO, 12 November 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
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Tauraroa Area School
398 Tauraroa Road, Maungakaramea, Maungakaramea
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What families ask about Tauraroa Area School
- Does Tauraroa Area School have an enrolment zone?
- No current enrolment scheme is listed. Applications are generally open, subject to the school's enrolment process and available places.
- What year levels does Tauraroa Area School teach?
- Tauraroa Area School teaches Year 1–13.
- What is Tauraroa Area School's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 477. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 430 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is November 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1858
- Principal
- Grant Burns
- Urban/rural setting
- Rural other
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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