About us

History

Tautoro School was first opened on June 11th 1906.
At that time it was called Tautoro Native School. It was the paramount chief of Tautoro, Iraia Kuao and his son, Maera who showed energy and foresight in pressing for a school in the district. 

1903 Maera applied to the Minister of Education to have a school established in Tautoro.

1904 Inspector of Native Schools visited Tautoro to investigate the viability of a school being opened.

1906 Official notification of the establishment of a school in Tautoro was posted in the NZ Gazette.

1907 New classroom added.

1950 School moved to Maera site - four classrooms, shelter shed and new outhouses.

1969 Form 1 and 2 students went to Kaikohe Intermediate.

2005 Tautoro School and Awarua School merged due to Network Reviews. Recapitulation and establishment of bi-lingual unit. Relocatable classroom purchased.

2006 Relocatable classroom purchased.
Bi-lingual changed to full immersion.

        Celebrated Centennial for Tautoro School.

2007 New administration block – offices, staffroom, library built.

2010 Senior playground built and Technology provided off-site for Year 7 & 8 students.

2013 Joined Ohaeawai and Kaikohe West to form the Kaikohekohe Education Trust.

2014 Chromebooks first rolled out to Years 4 - 8. iPads used by Years 1 - 3.  All students have 1:1 digital devices.

2016 Celebrated 110 years.

2018 Rm1 - 4 Annex fully fitted with Teacher Resource Room, Green Room, Radio Room, Break-out Spaces, Art Area and new student toilets moved to the front of the school.

2020 Year 7 and 8 Technology Classes started.

2021-22     Three new classrooms and technology block built.

2023     Room 5 moved beside the library. New playground built for our junior school.