Last updated October 2026
Taieri College is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 7 to 13 at Green Street, Mosgiel. It opened in 2004 and had 1,202 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Outram, Brighton, Allanton, Momona, Mosgiel and East Taieri, and parts of Saddle Hill, Middlemarch, Taieri Mouth and Fairfield; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes a junior programme that covers technology and the arts and gives students the chance to learn another language, with science taught by specialist teachers in laboratories and Years 7 and 8 home-roomed in their own classrooms, while senior students can combine academic and vocational courses with work experience and Gateway. It lists music, drama, visual arts and two kapa haka groups, a wide range of sports with a Year 7 and 8 sports academy, and an international programme that places students with homestay families in Mosgiel.
At a glance
- Principal
- Brenton Hackfath (Acting)
- Address
- Green Street, Mosgiel
- Phone
- 03 489 3823
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Allanton Dunedin, Momona, East Taieri Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel Dunedin and Brighton.
Parts of Saddle Hill, Middlemarch, Taieri Mouth Dunedin and Fairfield: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 1,202 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
14 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
Suspensions: fewer than 5 cases in 2025, so no rate is shown.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Evaluation Report from March 2026. ERO found steady progress since its previous review, with literacy at the centre of the school’s improvement work and more students meeting expected literacy levels.
A large majority of students reach the expected learning levels, including in literacy and mathematics in Years 7 to 10, a large majority gain NCEA Level 1 and Level 3 and most gain Level 2, though less than half achieve University Entrance.
ERO found achievement for Māori students is equitable, and students described a strong sense of belonging, respectful relationships with teachers and well-planned transitions. Attendance is a concern: less than half of students attend regularly, and this was not yet improving.
ERO’s priorities are for the school to use engagement and learning data to shape teaching and speed up progress for students at risk, to build teachers’ cultural capability and confidence, including in te ao Māori, and to lift regular attendance to meet Government targets.
Leaders are to put the school’s attendance plan into action and develop a shared picture of responsive teaching so practice is consistent across the school.
Read the ERO reports for Taieri College
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Families can enrol online or with a paper form through the school’s enrolment page, which also gives the closing date for the next year’s enrolments, cost guidelines for new students and the prospectus. International students apply through the school’s international page.
Schools nearby
In Mosgiel Dunedin
Taieri College is in Mosgiel Dunedin. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Mosgiel Dunedin guide →Questions parents ask
Is Taieri College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Allanton Dunedin, Momona, East Taieri Dunedin, Outram, Mosgiel Dunedin and Brighton and parts of Saddle Hill, Middlemarch, Taieri Mouth Dunedin and Fairfield.
What years does it teach?
Years 7 to 13.
How many students go there?
1,202 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
459. 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.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 80% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 25 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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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