Last updated November 2026
Taradale School is a state, co-educational primary school for Years 1 to 6 at 10 Church Road, Taradale, Napier. It opened in 1879 and had 431 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes parts of Taradale and Puketapu; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
At a glance
- Principal
- Jonathan Arnold
- Address
- 10 Church Road, Taradale, Napier
- Phone
- 06 844 2626
Home zone
Parts of these suburbs: Taradale and Puketapu near Napier: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
Who goes here
Share of the 431 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from November 2025. ERO found students more engaged and independent than at its previous review, and success and progress rising for all learners.
Most students are at or above expected levels in reading and a large majority in writing and maths, with reading and maths results even across groups. ERO described strong teaching, a broad curriculum, early support for students who need extra help, useful reporting to parents and close attention to community feedback. Regular attendance is improving and approaching the government target.
ERO and the school agreed to align the curriculum with recent changes to the national curriculum and assessment, keep embedding structured literacy and maths, lift progress in writing, make better use of data over time to understand the needs of different groups of students, and strengthen its approach to attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Taradale School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Taradale
Taradale School is in Taradale. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Taradale guide →Questions parents ask
Is Taradale School zoned?
It has a home zone covering parts of Taradale and Puketapu near Napier.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 6.
How many students go there?
431 at 1 Oct 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
407. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 7 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).