Tauhara College
Tauhara College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Taupō, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has approximately 600 students.
Tauhara College is one of three high schools in Taupō; the others are Taupo-nui-a-Tia College and Lake Taupo Christian School.
Enrolment
As of, Tauhara College has a roll of students, of which identify as Māori.As of, the school has an Equity Index of, placing it amongst schools whose students have the socioeconomic barriers to achievement.
Waka
The students in the school are divided into four waka which compete in numerous events, mostly sporting, throughout the year in order to gain the most points in the Tauhara College Canoe Competition. The houses, and the colours they are represented by, are:- Aotea
- Arawa
- Mataatua
- Tainui
Notable alumni
- Donovan Bixley – illustrator, author of Faithfully Mozart
- Bevan Docherty – Triathlete, Olympic silver medalist
- Te Ururoa Flavell – Minister of Māori Development; leader of the Māori Party; former Head of Māori Studies
- Carly Flynn – journalist, presenter of Sunrise
- Melina Hamilton – pole vaulter, Olympian
- Sammie Maxwell – cross-country cyclist
- Todd McClay – Member of Parliament for Rotorua; former Cook Islands diplomat
- Dion Waller – former New Zealand All Black