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 (state integrated).

Waka
The students in the school are divided into four waka ("canoes") 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 (blue)
 * Arawa (green)
 * Mataatua (red)
 * Tainui (yellow)

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 (born 2001) – cross-country cyclist
 * Todd McClay – Member of Parliament for Rotorua; former Cook Islands diplomat (Ambassador to European Union)
 * Dion Waller – former New Zealand All Black