About Taupo Primary

General description of school

The school catchment stretches from the lake in the South, to beyond the Waikato River in the North, taking in Nukuhau, Acacia Bay and the farmlands beyond and bounded in the South East by Tonga Street, Duncan Street, Rifle Range Road, Mere Road and Tui Street. Anyone can enroll at the school if they wish even if they do not live in the catchment area.

Approximately 34% of the schools population are of Maori descent. Other groups represented in the school population are Tokelauan, Chinese, Korean, South African, Samoan, Fijian and Japanese.

The students come from a wide socio-economic group. The school celebrates diversity and differences.

The History of Taupo Primary School

Number 1 since 1894

Taupo Primary school was founded in 1894 and since then it has built up a proud and distinguished reputation for educational excellence. The original school building is still on site and as the school has grown, so have the number of buildings. Today there are eighteen classrooms used by approximately 380 students. The school treasures it's history and achievements .

Our school has a high profile within the community because of:

• It‟s central position within the town
• It‟s long established link with the community
• It‟s reputation built up over many years of providing the type of education desired by a large number of parents for their children