# Holy Cross School (Papatoetoe)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Papatoetoe, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1315-holy-cross-school-papatoetoe

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 45 · Māori 58 · Pacific 404 · Asian 129 · MELAA 18
- Phone: 09-2788224
- Email: office@hcsp.nz
- Contact: Julie Paul
- Website: http://www.hcsp.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Papatoetoe Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1426-papatoetoe-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 419
- [Puhinui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1448-puhinui-school), decile 3 · EQI 432
- [Papatoetoe West School](https://www.chch.live/school/1431-papatoetoe-west-school), decile 2 · EQI 468
- [Papatoetoe High School](https://www.chch.live/school/95-papatoetoe-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 472
- [Papatoetoe South School](https://www.chch.live/school/1430-papatoetoe-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 480
- [South Auckland S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4140-south-auckland-s-d-a-school), decile 2 · EQI 474
- [Papatoetoe East School](https://www.chch.live/school/1427-papatoetoe-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 463
- [Papatoetoe Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1428-papatoetoe-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 477

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.979569&lon=174.860421

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1315 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026