Kaitāia College is the northernmost college in Te Hiku o te Ika, Far North. The kura, like the wider community, serves a large rohe with our tai tamariki being drawn as far as Te Hapua in the North, Mangamuka in the South, Oruaiti in the East and Pangaru, Pawarenga and Herekino in the West.
The school has been serving its community for over 80 years. The kura is a State, co-educational, Year 9-13 secondary school located in the heart of Kaitāia. The school has 1,000 learners with 80% identifying as Māori. Most of our Māori learners whakapapa to one of the five iwi of the Muriwhenua: Ngāti Kuri, Ngati Kahu, Ngai Takoto, Te Aupōuri and Te Rarawa. A large number of learners also have Dalmatian descent.