Taradale School
10 Church Road, Taradale · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #480 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Taradale School is a contributing school in Taradale, Napier, with a roll of 442 students. The Board's 2022 assurance review confirmed that regulatory, legislative, board administration, and curriculum requirements were met as of May 2022.
Best suited for
Students in Taradale looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Taradale School a good school?
Taradale School scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- A positive and inclusive school culture that builds relational trust and teacher agency
- Collaborative leadership that effectively enables coherent systems which promote continuous improvement
- Well-established connections, communication and relationships with families and whānau that support student learning
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-9.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2022-11 · top quartile of band (n=539) · 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
2022-11-23 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui
- Taradale School is working with ERO to evaluate how agentic learning promotes positive outcomes for all learners
- The school has a positive and inclusive culture that builds relational trust and teacher agency
- Collaborative leadership effectively enables coherent systems which promote continuous improvement
- Well-established connections and relationships with families and whānau support student learning
- The school will research and define principles of agentic learning and prototype practices across the curriculum
"collaborative leadership that effectively enables coherent systems which promote continuous improvement"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2022. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.52M
Surplus / (deficit)
$19k
Net assets / equity
$0.56M
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
0.0
· NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
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
$2.83M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,403
2018
$2.6M
2019
$2.6M
2020
$3.1M
2021
$2.9M
2022
$2.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 51
- Year 02 69
- Year 03 61
- Year 04 61
- Year 05 70
- Year 06 80
- Year 07 18
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 76.2%
- Asian 18.6%
- Māori 13.6%
- Other / MELAA 5.4%
- Pacific 0.2%
Location
10 Church Road, Taradale. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Taradale School.
Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School
Specialist School · 0.7km · 95 roll
84
+5 vs this
Bledisloe School
Contributing · 0.7km · 311 roll
78
-1 vs this
Taradale Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.8km · 515 roll
66
-13 vs this
Taradale High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1km · 981 roll
65
-14 vs this
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1.4km · 162 roll
62
-17 vs this
Greenmeadows School
Contributing · 1.4km · 524 roll
75
-4 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Taradale School a good school?
Taradale School scores 79/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2022-11 review identified 5 key findings. Taradale School is working with ERO to evaluate how agentic learning promotes positive outcomes for all learners
How do I enrol my child at Taradale School?
Contact the school directly on 06-8442626, email jonathana@taraprim.school.nz, or visit www.taraprim.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 School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Taradale School has 442 students, with an EQI of 407 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Taradale School in 2022-11, signed by Phil Cowie. 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