Last updated October 2026
Rangitaiki School is a state, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 27 Rangitaiki School Road, Rangitaiki. It opened in 1960 and had 14 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its prospectus describes a sole-charge school with one multi-level classroom, where each child follows an individual learning programme, a school van service, and the option for Year 7 and 8 students to attend Tauhara College for technology. Parents are welcome to bring four-year-olds to visit before they start.
At a glance
- Principal
- Danielle Willan
- Address
- 27 Rangitaiki School Road, Rangitaiki
- Phone
- 07 384 2801
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from May 2023. It set out how ERO and the school would work out which assessment practices give the most accurate picture of each learner.
ERO noted that the school is well resourced and offers learners a range of curriculum experiences, and that staff are building their understanding of newer assessment approaches with help from the Kāhui Ako and the local principals’ association. The school’s own goals include a locally and culturally responsive culture and whānau who are invested in learners’ success.
The school’s priorities are to review its assessment practices, make better use of learner data to guide teaching, and review how it reports progress to the board and whānau. ERO said its next public report would be a School Evaluation Report.
Read the ERO reports for Rangitaiki School
Enrolling
Rangitaiki School has no home zone, so any student can apply. Enrolment is done at the school office with the principal, and the website has an enrolment form to download. Families can arrange visits before a child starts.
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 Iwitahi
Rangitaiki School is in Iwitahi. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Iwitahi guide →Questions parents ask
Is Rangitaiki School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
14 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
458. 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.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 22 Oct 2026 (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). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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