# St John the Evangelist Catholic School

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Otara, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1491-st-john-the-evangelist-catholic-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 1 · Current Equity Index: 487

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 14B Otara Road, Otara, Auckland, 2159
- Roll: 200 (September 2026)
- Primary Co-Ed/Secondary Girls
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1967
- Isolation index 0.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 7 · Māori 9 · Pacific 192 · Asian 4 · MELAA 2 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-2747558
- Email: monicav@stjohnsotara.school.nz
- Contact: Monica Van Tiel

## Other schools near here
- [Bairds Mainfreight Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1218-bairds-mainfreight-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 511
- [Te Hikoi Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/3689-te-hikoi-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Yendarra School](https://www.chch.live/school/1580-yendarra-school), decile 1 · EQI 512
- [TKKM o Piripono Te Kura Whakahou ki Ōtara](https://www.chch.live/school/4205-tkkm-o-piripono-te-kura-whakahou-ki-otara), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Ferguson Intermediate (Otara)](https://www.chch.live/school/1274-ferguson-intermediate-otara), decile 1 · EQI 519
- [Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Senior School](https://www.chch.live/school/97-sir-edmund-hillary-collegiate-senior-school), decile 1 · EQI 525
- [Papatoetoe Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1428-papatoetoe-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 477
- [Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Junior School](https://www.chch.live/school/1251-sir-edmund-hillary-collegiate-junior-school), decile 1 · EQI 517

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.961253&lon=174.869759

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St John the Evangelist Catholic School?**

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

**How many students does St John the Evangelist Catholic School have?**

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

**What is St John the Evangelist Catholic School's Equity Index?**

EQI 487, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 1.

**Where is St John the Evangelist Catholic School?**

14B Otara Road, Otara, Auckland. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1491 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026