Taradale High School
50 Murphy Road, Taradale · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,365 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Taradale High School's Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. A non-compliance issue was identified regarding the renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years, which the Board has taken steps to address. The school operates without active Ministry of Education intervention.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Taradale looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Taradale High School a good school?
Taradale High School scores 65/100 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
- Board has attested compliance across all six major regulatory and legislative requirement areas
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 95% · L2 80% · UE 54% · below band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 31% · Te Pūkenga 20% · Industry 5% · above band median (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
81% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 34.6/1k · suspensions 12.0/1k · exclusions 3.9/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
-3.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-08 · top quartile of band (n=520) · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-08-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years
- Board has taken steps to address the identified area of non-compliance
"As of September 2022, the Taradale High School, Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2018–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
94.7%
251 of 265 leavers
+5.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
80.0%
212 of 265 leavers
+1.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
53.6%
142 of 265 leavers
+5.5pt 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.
81.1%
2024 cohort · 265 students
+5.4pt 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
34.6
54 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
12.0
23 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
3.9
6 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 28
- Creative Industries 10
- Construction and Infrastructure 3
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
$10.39M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,593
2018
$7.2M
2019
$7.5M
2020
$8.8M
2021
$10.6M
2022
$10.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 221
- Year 10 203
- Year 11 243
- Year 12 182
- Year 13+ 137
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 80.5%
- Māori 19.3%
- Asian 14.9%
- Other / MELAA 4.4%
- Pacific 3.4%
- International 2.9%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
50 Murphy Road, Taradale. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Taradale High School.
Taradale Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.4km · 515 roll
66
+1 vs this
Bledisloe School
Contributing · 0.6km · 311 roll
78
+13 vs this
Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School
Specialist School · 0.6km · 95 roll
84
+19 vs this
Arthur Miller School
Contributing · 0.7km · 313 roll
64
-1 vs this
Taradale School
Contributing · 1km · 442 roll
79
+14 vs this
Reignier Catholic School
Full Primary · 1.5km · 202 roll
78
+13 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Taradale High School a good school?
Taradale High School scores 65/100 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 2023-08 review identified 3 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Taradale High School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8442159, email office@ths.school.nz, or visit www.ths.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?
Taradale High School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Taradale High School has 981 students, with an EQI of 448 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Taradale High School in 2023-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- ths.school.nz
- crimestats.co.nz