Key facts
- School number488
- School typeSecondary · Years 9–15
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionAll students taught in te reo Māori
- Established27 January 2004
About Ngā Taiātea Wharekura
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura is a Māori-medium school located in New Zealand. The school operates under a kaupapa Māori framework, with a stated commitment to mana Māori motuhake (Māori self-determination) as a founding principle.
The school draws students from Tainui waka affiliations as well as from iwi across the wider country (ngā hau e whā o te motu). Its current Tumuaki (principal) is Michelle Treadaway-Ohia, who affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, and Ngāi Pākehā.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 504, Ngā Taiātea Wharekura is in the range eligible to opt into the Ministry's donations scheme — receiving additional government funding per student in exchange for not seeking donations (except for overnight camps).
Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.
Equity Index
The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Ngā Taiātea Wharekura actually sits, not just the number on its own.
The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.
Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →
Student ethnicity
The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Ngā Taiātea Wharekura's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 4 students (1.4%)
- Asian — 2 students (0.7%)
- Pacific — 15 students (5.2%)
- Māori — 291 students (100%)
- MELAA — 1 students (0.3%)
Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.
Education pathway
Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.
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Endeavour School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 4.4 km
Further education in Hamilton
Explore tertiary providers based in Hamilton — not necessarily where Ngā Taiātea Wharekura's own students go on to study.
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University of Waikato Universities
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Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology Institutes of Technology & Polytechnics
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Waikato Institute of Technology Institutes of Technology & Polytechnics
Location
- Street address134 Rotokauri Road
- SuburbNawton
- CityHamilton
- Local authorityHamilton City
Official contact details
- ContactMichelle Treadaway-Ohia
- Phone+64 7 850 6358
- Emailinfo@taiatea.school.nz
- Websitewww.taiatea.school.nz
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Ngā Taiātea Wharekura, regardless of year level.
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Endeavour School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 4.4 km
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Waikato Waldorf School ( Rudolf Steiner) Composite · Years 1–10 · 6.4 km
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Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere Composite · Years 1–15 · 56.7 km
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Pukekohe Christian School Composite · Years 1–15 · 66.8 km
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KingsGate School Composite · Years 1–15 · 68.1 km
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Enrolment
Enrolment at Ngā Taiātea Wharekura requires a completed enrolment form accompanied by supporting documents. The following must be submitted with the form:
- Student's birth certificate or passport
- Immunisation report
- Most recent school report
- Resident permit or visa, for students born outside New Zealand
No information about an enrolment zone or priority criteria is stated in the school's published enrolment information.
Co-curricular Activities
The following named co-curricular groups and events are described in the school's published content.
- Te Kapa Haka o Ngā Taiātea Wharekura — the school's kapa haka group
- Kāhui Kapa Haka — an inter-house kapa haka competition held annually, in which students from the school's four Kāhui collaborate to produce a performance reflecting each Kāhui's values
Student Support and Pastoral Care
Ngā Taiātea Wharekura provides the following on-site student support services, with appointments made through the tari (school office):
- Sick Bay: Students who become ill during the school day are sent to the tari with a note from their kaiako. Administration staff contact whānau to arrange pick-up; students remain in the sick bay until collected.
- Injury support: Students who are injured at kura inform a kaiako, who arranges for the student to be assessed at the tari. Administration staff contact whānau if the student needs to be picked up.
- School nurse (Kris Holmes): Available on site on Wednesdays and Fridays, 9am–3.30pm.
- School doctor (Olive Ngan): Available on site on Friday mornings.
- Counsellor (Matua Romana Rolleston): A full-time counsellor based at the kura.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Ngā Taiātea Wharekura's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.
Sources & methodology
Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Ngā Taiātea Wharekura's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.
| Data | Source | Data period | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| School characteristics | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Student roll | Ministry of Education / Education Counts | September 2026 | 15 October 2026 |
| Equity Index | Education Counts | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Address & coordinates | Ministry of Education | — | 15 October 2026 |
| Contact details | NZ Schools Directory | Current | 15 October 2026 |
| Māori-medium immersion data | Māori Schools Directory, Ministry of Education | — | 6 September 2026 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Ngā Taiātea Wharekura's official website | Current | 8 October 2026 |