# St Mary's Catholic School (Papakura)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Papakura

https://www.chch.live/school/1502-st-mary-s-catholic-school-papakura

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 174 · Māori 64 · Pacific 110 · Asian 147 · MELAA 21 · Other 1
- Phone: 09-2984450
- Email: office@stmaryspapakura.school.nz
- Contact: Audrey Kippen
- Website: http://www.stmaryspapakura.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Papakura Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/1421-papakura-central-school), decile 4 · EQI 437
- [Kereru Park Campus](https://www.chch.live/school/1424-kereru-park-campus), decile 1 · EQI 542
- [Rosehill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1472-rosehill-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Rosehill College](https://www.chch.live/school/102-rosehill-college), decile 5 · EQI 473
- [Rosehill Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1473-rosehill-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 467
- [Papakura Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6113-papakura-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Opaheke School](https://www.chch.live/school/1401-opaheke-school), decile 4 · EQI 460
- [Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Papaonekura](https://www.chch.live/school/3679-te-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-nga-papaonekura), EQI 485

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.071188&lon=174.93651

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1502 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026