Taranaki is a region in the North Island of New Zealand. It contains numerous rural primary schools, some small town primary and secondary schools, and city schools in the New Plymouth area. Area schools in isolated areas provide complete education from primary to secondary level. Intermediate schools exist in New Plymouth, Waitara, and Hāwera.

All schools are coeducational except for the boys' schools of Francis Douglas Memorial College and New Plymouth Boys' High School and the girls' schools of New Plymouth Girls' High School, Sacred Heart Girls' College, and Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls.

There are two Kura Kaupapa Māori schools in the South Taranaki District, and one in New Plymouth. These schools teach solely or principally in the Māori language. The name "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o (placename)" can be translated as "The Kaupapa Maori School of (placename)".

In New Zealand schools, students begin formal education in Year 1 at the age of five. Year 13 is the final year of secondary education. Years 14 and 15 refer to adult education facilities.

State schools are those fully funded by the government and at which no fees can be charged to domestic student (i.e. New Zealand citizens and permanent residents, and Australian citizens), although a donation is commonly requested. A state integrated school is a state school with a special character based on a religious or philosophical belief. A private school charges fees to its students.

The Socio-Economic Decile is a widely used measure in education in New Zealand used to allocate funding and support. A rating of 1 indicates a poor area; a rating of 10 a well-off one. The decile ratings used here come from the Ministry of Education Te Kete Ipurangi website and from the decile change spreadsheet listed in the references. The deciles were last revised using information from the 2006 Census. The roll of each school changes frequently as students start school for the first time, move between schools, and graduate. The rolls given here are those provided by the Ministry of Education, based on figures from . The Ministry of Education institution number, given in the last column, links to the Education Counts page for each school.

New Plymouth District The New Plymouth District covers the northern area of Taranaki, including the city of New Plymouth and the towns of Ōkato, Waitara and Inglewood. Name Years Area Authority Decile Roll Website MOE Ahititi School 1–8 Ahititi State 5 — 2150 Bell Block School 1–8 Bell Block State 5 2157 Central School 1–6 Welbourn State 8 — 2160 Coastal Taranaki School Ōkato State 7 — 551 Devon Intermediate 7–8 Lynmouth State 4 2161 Egmont Village School 1–8 Egmont Village State 9 — 2164 Fitzroy School 1–6 Fitzroy State 8 — 2167 Francis Douglas Memorial College Westown State integrated 8 175 Frankley School 1–6 Hurdon State 10 2168 Highlands Intermediate 7–8 Brooklands State 7 2172 Huirangi School 1–6 Huirangi State 2 — 2175 Inglewood High School Inglewood State 7 177 Inglewood School 1–8 Inglewood State 5 — 2177 Kaimata School 1–8 Kaimata State 6 — 2178 Lepperton School 1–6 Lepperton State 9 2182 Mangorei School 1–8 Mangorei State 10 2189 Manukorihi Intermediate 7–8 Waitara State 2 — 2190 Marfell School 1–6 Marfell State 1 — 2192 Merrilands School 1–6 Merrilands State 6 2197 Mimi School 1–6 Mimi State 4 2199 Moturoa School 1–6 Moturoa State 3 — 2203 New Plymouth Boys' High School Welbourn State 7 171 New Plymouth Girls' High School Strandon State 7 172 New Plymouth Seventh Day Adventist School 1–8 Vogeltown State integrated 6 — 4123 Norfolk School 1–8 Norfolk State 8 2206 Oakura School 1–8 Oakura State 10 2208 Omata School 1–8 Omata State 8 — 2214 Puketapu School 1–8 Bell Block State 4 2223 Ratapiko School 1–8 Ratapiko State 9 — 2227 Sacred Heart Girls' College Strandon State integrated 8 174 Spotswood College Spotswood State 5 173 Spotswood Primary School 1–6 Spotswood State 4 2232 St John Bosco School 1–6 Fitzroy State integrated 8 2233 St Joseph's School (New Plymouth) 1–6 Lynmouth State integrated 7 2236 St Joseph's School (Waitara) 1–8 Waitara State integrated 2 — 2239 St Patrick's School 1–8 Inglewood State integrated 5 — 2241 St Pius X School 1–6 Brooklands State integrated 8 2242 Te Piipiinga Kakano Mai Rangiatea 1–8 Spotswood State 2 — 4145 Tikorangi School 1–6 Tikorangi State 4 — 2251 Urenui School 1–6 Urenui State 5 — 2256 Uruti School 1–8 Uruti State 3 — 2257 Vogeltown School 1–6 Vogeltown State 8 2258 Waitara Central School 1–6 Waitara State 2 — 2260 Waitara East School 1–6 Waitara State 2 — 2261 Waitara High School Waitara State 2 170 Waitoriki School 1–8 Waitoriki State 4 2262 Welbourn School 1–6 Welbourn State 8 2264 West End School 1–6 Lynmouth State 6 — 2265 Westown School 1–6 Westown State 3 2266 Woodleigh School 1–6 Frankleigh Park State 7 2268

Stratford District Stratford District covers the area to the east of Mount Taranaki. Part of the district is in the Manawatū-Whanganui Region. The only substantial town is Stratford. Name Years Area Authority Decile Roll Website MOE Avon School 1–8 Stratford State 1 — 2153 Huiakama School 1–8 Huiakama State 6 — 2173 Makahu School 1–8 Makahu State 6 — 2185 Marco School 1–8 Marco State 8 — 2191 Midhirst School 1–8 Midhirst State 6 2198 Ngaere School 1–8 Ngaere State 8 2205 Pembroke School 1–8 Pembroke State 6 2220 St Joseph's School 1–8 Stratford State integrated 6 — 2238 Stratford High School Stratford State 4 179 Stratford High School Teen Parent Unit – Stratford State 1 n/a 2754 Stratford Primary School 1–8 Stratford State 4 2244 Taranaki Diocesan School for Girls Stratford State integrated 6 180 Toko School 1–8 Toko State 8 2254

South Taranaki District The South Taranaki District covers the area to the south of Mount Taranaki. The principal towns are Hāwera, Ōpunake, and Pātea. Name Years Area Authority Decile Roll Website MOE Auroa School 1–8 Auroa State 8 — 2152 Eltham School 1–8 Eltham State 3 2165 Hawera Christian School 1–8 Hāwera State integrated 6 1184 Hawera Primary School 1–6 Hāwera State 4 2171 Hurleyville School 1–6 Hurleyville State 4 2367 Kakaramea School 1–6 Kakaramea State 5 — 2374 Kaponga School 1–8 Kaponga State 4 — 2095 Manaia School 1–8 Manaia State 4 2097 Matapu School 1–8 Matapu State 7 2098 Mokoia School 1–6 Mokoia State 7 2201 Ngamatapouri School 1–8 Ngamatapouri State 9 2407 Normanby School 1–6 Normanby State 4 2207 Opunake High School Ōpunake State 4 181 Opunake School 1–8 Ōpunake State 4 2216 Pātea Area School Pātea State 1 — 185 Rahotu School 1–8 Rahotu State 6 1679 Ramanui School 1–6 Hāwera State 2 — 2226 Rawhitiroa School 1–8 Rawhitiroa State 6 2228 St Joseph's School (Hāwera) 1–8 Hāwera State integrated 6 — 2235 St Joseph's School (Ōpunake) 1–8 Ōpunake State integrated 6 2237 St Joseph's School (Pātea) 1–6 Pātea State integrated 1 2452 St Patrick's School 1–8 Kaponga State integrated 5 2240 Tawhiti School 1–6 Hāwera State 4 2248 Te Kura o Nga Ruahine Rangi Mangatoki State 3 — 589 Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Ruanui 1–8 Hāwera State 1 — 2383 Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tamarongo 1–8 Opunake State 4 — 4223 Te Paepae o Aotea Hāwera State — 961 Turuturu School 1–6 Hāwera State 6 — 2255 Waitotara School 1–8 Waitotara State 2 2474 Waverley Primary School 1–6 Waverley State 3 — 2478 Whenuakura School 1–6 Whenuakura State 4 — 2483

Closed schools Hawera High School and Hawera Intermediate closed and were replaced by Te Paepae o Aotea at the beginning of 2023.

References General Te Kete Ipurangi Ministry of Education website ERO school and early childhood education reports Education Review Office Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools

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