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Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Papatoetoe, Auckland

568 students on the roll in Papatoetoe · EQI 445.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 445. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Carruth Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, 2155
  • Roll: 568 (September 2026)
  • Primary Co-Ed/Secondary Girls
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1953
  • Isolation index 0.02, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 09-2788224
  • Email: office@hcsp.nz
  • Contact: Julie Paul
  • Website: hcsp.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 45 · 8%
Māori 58 · 10%
Pacific 404 · 71%
Asian 129 · 23%
MELAA 18 · 3%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Primary Co-Ed/Secondary Girls, in Papatoetoe.

How many students does Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe) have?

568 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)'s Equity Index?

EQI 445, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)?

Carruth Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.