Key facts
- School number3029
- School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
- AuthorityState
- GenderCo-Educational
- BoardingNo
- Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
- Established26 January 1969
About Tairangi School
Tairangi School is a New Zealand primary school with a stated community-developed vision and values framework. The school identifies five core values — Caring, Respect, Determination, Identity, and Connection — which are explicitly taught across all classes and integrated into daily school life.
The school places particular emphasis on cultural inclusion, with the Identity value specifically recognising students' different cultural backgrounds as part of school life. Communications from the school are regularly issued in both te reo Māori and Cook Islands Māori (Kia orana), reflecting the cultural communities the school serves.
The school uses a Zones of Regulation programme alongside its values framework, with all teachers expected to integrate both into classroom teaching. The values are also embedded into mathematics teaching through DMIC (Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities) lesson norms.
The school has 8 teachers and is organised into syndicates, one of which is named Te Kotahitanga.
Enrolment
No enrolment scheme listedNo enrolment scheme is currently listed for Tairangi School in the available Ministry of Education data. Check the current Ministry of Education information or contact the school for the latest enrolment arrangements.
School donations
The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp".
With an Equity Index of 512, Tairangi School 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 Tairangi School 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 Tairangi School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.
- European — 24 students (15.9%)
- Asian — 17 students (11.3%)
- Pacific — 106 students (70.2%)
- Māori — 51 students (33.8%)
- MELAA — 1 students (0.7%)
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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Whitby Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 1.3 km
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Tawa Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 6.2 km
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Fergusson Intermediate (Trentham) Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 13.1 km
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New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa Secondary · Years 9–15 · 12.5 km
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Wainuiomata High School Secondary · Years 9–15 · 15.1 km
Location
- Street addressOmapere Street
- SuburbWaitangirua
- CityPorirua
- Local authorityPorirua City
Official contact details
- ContactJason Ataera
- Phone+64 4 235 9579
- Emailoffice@tairangi.school.nz
- Websitewww.tairangi.school.nz
Contact details combine official Ministry of Education records with information published on Tairangi School's own website, reviewed by the KuraData team on 27 September 2026.
Nearby schools
Schools physically closest to Tairangi School, regardless of year level.
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Porirua Montessori Primary School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 68 m
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Whitby Collegiate Secondary · Years 7–15 · 1.3 km
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Discovery School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 1.5 km
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Maraeroa School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 2.2 km
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Cannons Creek School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 2.5 km
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Curriculum
Tairangi School uses an experience-based curriculum in which shared, practical activities are used to introduce and develop learning concepts across all classes. Teachers draw on these experiences progressively — moving from direct engagement with an activity, to connecting the memory of that experience to underlying concepts, and finally to applying those concepts in new contexts.
Experiences are chosen to engage multiple senses and to connect with students' personal and cultural knowledge. Each shared experience is also explicitly linked to a school value or the school's vision statement. The school's curriculum framework incorporates VAI — Voice, Action, and Identity — which is connected to the New Zealand Curriculum's key competencies and to Te Whāriki.
Frequently asked
These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Tairangi School'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 Tairangi School'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 |
| School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed) | Tairangi School's official website | Current | 27 September 2026 |