Tarawera High School

Tarawera High School is a co-educational secondary (year 7-15) school in Kawerau, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state sector, with 440 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 545. The school has been open since 2013.

With 440 students on roll, Tarawera High School is a large school — larger than about 77% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 545, which is well above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 82 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 68.6%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 18.2% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.88 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.