Taradale High School

Napier · Hawke's Bay Region

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational · Large urban area · Enrolment scheme

Taradale High School at a glance

Taradale High School is a co-educational secondary (year 9-15) school in Napier, within the Hawke's Bay Region, operating in the state sector, with 1,028 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 448. The school has been open since 1970.

With 1,028 students on roll, Taradale High School is a very large school — larger than about 95% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 448, 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.

The largest group is European at 74.7%, with a meaningful Asian community at 14% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.24 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 81374.7%

Pasifika 373.4%

Asian 15214.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 413.8%

Other 151.4%

International 302.8%

European 813 · 74.7%

Pasifika 37 · 3.4%

Asian 152 · 14.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 41 · 3.8%

Other 15 · 1.4%

International 30 · 2.8%

Total roll recorded: 1,028 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

1,028Students on rollLarger than 95% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

448Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

0.89Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.24Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 9-15)
YearsYears 9–15
AuthorityState
GenderCo-Educational
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityNapier City
Education regionHawke's Bay, Tairāwhiti
Regional councilHawke's Bay 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 should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1970
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTareha Reserve
WardTaradale Ward
General electorateNapier
Māori electorate—

Location

Hawke's Bay Region

Napier 39.5421° S · 176.8500° E

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Nearby schools

Taradale IntermediateNapier · Intermediate 0.4 km Bledisloe SchoolNapier · Contributing 0.6 km Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven SchoolNapier · Specialist School 0.6 km Arthur Miller SchoolNapier · Contributing 0.7 km Taradale SchoolNapier · Contributing 1 km Reignier Catholic SchoolNapier · Full Primary 1.5 km