Te Tipua School is a small rural school of approximately 40 students that is sitting amongst sheep and dairy farms in rural Southland. We are approximately 25 km from Gore and 10 km from Matuaura.
The Gore District is located in the deep south of the South Island, New Zealand. By road it is 150km south west of Dunedin and 60km north east of Invercargill and 160 km south of Queenstown. There are international airports in both Dunedin and Queenstown.
The district covers an area of 1250km² and has a population of about 12,300. The two main towns are Gore and Mataura with the smaller settlements of Pukerau, Waikaka and Mandeville.