Last updated October 2026
Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology is a state, co-educational composite school for Years 1 to 10 at Turipuku Campus, Rotorua. It opened in 2019 and had 105 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. It describes itself as Ngāti Whakaue’s kura-ā-iwi, with a curriculum built on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, and rumaki (immersion) classes in the junior years.
Tamariki also choose Passion options such as kapa haka, cooking and photography, and take part in service days caring for local marae and Mokoia Island.
At a glance
- Principal
- Renee Gillies
- Address
- Turipuku Campus, Rotorua
- Phone
- 07 929 9640
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 105 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.
Enrolling
The kura has no home zone, so any student can apply. Whānau register their interest for the next intake through an expression of interest form on the kura’s whānau information page.
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In Mangakakahi Rotorua
Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology is in Mangakakahi Rotorua. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Mangakakahi Rotorua guide →Questions parents ask
Is Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 10.
How many students go there?
105 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?
513. 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, 24 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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