Taipa Area School
578 State Highway 10, Taipa · Northland
Composite score
Developing
Below median
Rank #1,919 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Taipa Area School's 2023 ERO review identified meaningful connections with whānau, hapū and iwi as an established strength. Leadership is committed to promoting the school's vision and values through a culturally responsive, improvement-focused approach. The school is strengthening and refining conditions, structures, systems and processes to support learner wellbeing.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Taipa looking for a state-funded setting.
Is Taipa Area School a good school?
Taipa Area School scores 50/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Meaningful connections, communication and relationships with whānau, hapū and iwi
- Leadership committed to promoting the school's vision and values and to progressing a culturally responsive, improvement-focused approach
- Conditions, structures, systems and processes to support learner wellbeing are being strengthened and refined
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Score breakdown
6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.
L1 77% · L2 71% · UE 54% · above band median (n=142) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 2% · Te Pūkenga 4% · Industry 5% · above band median (n=123) · why? ▼ hide
73% to Y13 · near band median (n=166) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 114.3/1k · suspensions 16.9/1k · exclusions 12.4/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
+45.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
72/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · near band median (n=544) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.
Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 72/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-26 · Shelley Booysen, Te Tai Tokerau
- Meaningful connections, communication and relationships with whānau, hapū and iwi are established
- Leadership is committed to promoting the school's vision and values and to progressing a culturally responsive, improvement-focused approach
- Conditions, structures, systems and processes to support learner wellbeing are being strengthened and refined
"leadership is committed to promoting the school's vision and values and to progressing a culturally responsive, improvement-focused approach"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$5.64M
Surplus / (deficit)
$24k
Net assets / equity
$2.06M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
77.1%
37 of 48 leavers
+4.4pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
70.8%
34 of 48 leavers
+11.7pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
54.2%
26 of 48 leavers
+26.9pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
72.9%
2024 cohort · 48 students
+9.3pt vs 2023
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
114.3
67 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
16.9
11 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
12.4
7 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 7
- Creative Industries 2
Government funding
Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$5.74M
Per-student funding · 2022
$13,348
2018
$4.4M
2019
$3.6M
2020
$8.1M
2021
$4.8M
2022
$5.7M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 9
- Year 02 11
- Year 03 15
- Year 04 14
- Year 05 27
- Year 06 19
- Year 07 41
- Year 08 34
- Year 09 53
- Year 10 59
- Year 11 82
- Year 12 42
- Year 13+ 28
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 80.9%
- European/Pākehā 29.1%
- Pacific 7.4%
- Asian 1.2%
- Other / MELAA 0.5%
Location
578 State Highway 10, Taipa. Nearby schools marked in grey.
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO
Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Taipa Area School.
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Composite · 4km · roll n/a
75
+25 vs this
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Contributing · 6.4km · 158 roll
74
+24 vs this
Oruaiti School
Full Primary · 11.4km · 172 roll
76
+26 vs this
Peria School
Full Primary · 11.8km · 81 roll
90
+40 vs this
Kaingaroa School (Kaitaia)
Full Primary · 12.6km · 121 roll
40
-10 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Taipa Area School a good school?
Taipa Area School scores 50/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-05 review identified 3 key findings. Meaningful connections, communication and relationships with whānau, hapū and iwi are established
How do I enrol my child at Taipa Area School?
Contact the school directly on 09-4060159, email office@taipa.school.nz, or visit www.taipa.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Taipa Area School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Taipa Area School has 430 students, with an EQI of 530 (higher socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Taipa Area School in 2023-05, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 ERO reports are on file in our archive.
Data transparency
Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz