Last updated October 2026
Lake Taupo Christian School is a state-integrated, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 13 at 42 Kiddle Drive, Taupo. It opened in 1993 and had 145 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. It is a Christian school not tied to any one denomination, placing faith in Jesus Christ at the centre of its teaching, with junior, middle and senior divisions on one campus.
At a glance
- Principal
- Nicola Cleary (Acting)
- Address
- 42 Kiddle Drive, Taupo
- Phone
- 07 378 2383
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.
Who goes here
Share of the 145 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 Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from July 2024. The report notes that the Ministry of Education had appointed a limited statutory manager to support the board and leaders.
ERO and the school agreed to evaluate students’ progress, achievement and wellbeing as the school moves to the New Zealand Curriculum.
ERO pointed to strengths the school can draw on: a supportive staff team with shared values and faith, a readiness to learn from the wider education community including its Kāhui Ako, and leadership that has built good working relationships between teachers and whānau.
The school’s priorities are to finish its curriculum changes and embed them across the school, put its planned assessment and reporting processes in place, and keep reviewing student wellbeing, improving pastoral care where needed.
Read the ERO reports for Lake Taupo Christian School
Enrolling
There is no home zone. The school takes preference enrolments from Christian families and non-preference enrolments from other families, with a separate application form for each. After applying, the child and both parents have an interview with the principal, and parents complete an orientation.
Compulsory attendance dues apply, paid to the school’s trust towards the buildings and grounds, and the school also asks for a special character donation.
Schools nearby
In Hilltop
Lake Taupo Christian School is in Hilltop. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Hilltop guide →Questions parents ask
Is Lake Taupo Christian School zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 13.
How many students go there?
145 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?
464. 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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