Tauhara College



Tauhara College


Tauhara College is a Y9-13 co-educational public high school serving our community here in Taupo. Learning is central to all we do and we work hard to make our school a learning community dedicated to developing and supporting life-long, independent Ako.


Students are prepared for the ever evolving, global environment in which they will work and live. Our learning environment fosters a sense of belonging and identity and strives for individual and collective excellence.


  • VISION
  • Excited about Learning

  • MISSION STATEMENT
  • Tauhara College will provide an education which challenges, encourages and supports students to reach their full potential through all aspects of school life. This will be achieved in a caring environment where the worth, rights, responsibilities and dignity of the individual are fundamental.

  • TAUHARATANGA
  • Tauharatanga describes a way of ‘being’ as a school community and a sense of place where there is always a strong emphasis on care, on strong learning-focused relationships, on making the most of all opportunities, on high participation and on high achievement.

  • THE SCHOOL EMBLEM
  • Our Waka prow symbolizes how students enter Tauhara College to enthusiastically participate in the full range of learning opportunities and during their time at our school they gain a strong sense of themselves as successful learners with a vibrant future ahead of them.