Taieri College

Mosgiel · Otago Region

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State · Co-Educational · Medium urban area · Enrolment scheme

Taieri College at a glance

Taieri College is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Mosgiel, within the Otago Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,202 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 459. The school has been open since 2004.

With 1,202 students on roll, Taieri College is a very large school — larger than about 96% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 459, which is below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm.

86.1% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 5.5%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.35 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1,05386.1%

Pasifika 373.0%

Asian 675.5%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 383.1%

Other 141.1%

International 141.1%

European 1,053 · 86.1%

Pasifika 37 · 3.0%

Asian 67 · 5.5%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 38 · 3.1%

Other 14 · 1.1%

International 14 · 1.1%

Total roll recorded: 1,202 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

1,202Students on rollLarger than 96% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

459Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.6Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.35Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 7-15)
YearsYears 7–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authorityDunedin City
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilOtago Region
Enrolment schemeYes — has an in-zone entitlement
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations may be requested
Opened2004
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaSeddon Park
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateTaieri
Māori electorate—

Location

Otago Region

Mosgiel 45.8759° S · 170.3514° E

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Nearby schools

Elmgrove SchoolMosgiel · Contributing 0.6 km St Mary's School (Mosgiel)Mosgiel · Full Primary 0.7 km Silverstream (South) Primary SchoolMosgiel · Contributing 0.7 km Amana Christian SchoolMosgiel · Composite 1 km East Taieri SchoolMosgiel · Contributing 1.6 km Fairfield School (Dunedin)Dunedin · Full Primary 4.1 km

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About this data

School #495 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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