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St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Papakura

402 students on the roll · EQI 425.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 4. Current Equity Index: 425. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 54 Clark Road, Papakura, 2113
  • Roll: 402 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1954
  • Isolation index 0.35, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 09-2984450
  • Email: office@stmaryspapakura.school.nz
  • Contact: Audrey Kippen
  • Website: stmaryspapakura.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 174 · 43%
Māori 64 · 16%
Pacific 110 · 27%
Asian 147 · 37%
MELAA 21 · 5%
Other 1 · 0%

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 St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)?

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

How many students does St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura) have?

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

What is St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)'s Equity Index?

EQI 425, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

Where is St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)?

54 Clark Road, , Papakura. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.