# St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Whau Valley, Whangarei

https://www.chch.live/school/1588-st-francis-xavier-catholic-school-whangarei

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 404

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

## The record
- 1 Percy Street, Whau Valley, Whangarei, 112
- Roll: 466 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1995
- Isolation index 0.64, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 166 · Pacific 13 · Asian 262 · MELAA 16
- Phone: 09-4371039
- Email: accounts@sfx.school.nz
- Contact: Carolynn Phillips (Acting)
- Website: http://www.sfx.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Whau Valley School](https://www.chch.live/school/1131-whau-valley-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [Te Kura O Otangarei](https://www.chch.live/school/1069-te-kura-o-otangarei), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Whangarei Adventist Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/4154-whangarei-adventist-christian-school), decile 3 · EQI 474
- [Whangārei Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/16-whangarei-girls-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 471
- [Whangārei Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/15-whangarei-boys-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Whangarei School](https://www.chch.live/school/1130-whangarei-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Te Kamo Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/1029-te-kamo-intermediate-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Tikipunga Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1113-tikipunga-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 548

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-35.702866&lon=174.31496

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)?**

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Whau Valley.

**How many students does St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei) have?**

466 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 404, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Where is St Francis Xavier Catholic School (Whangarei)?**

1 Percy Street, Whau Valley, Whangarei. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1588 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026