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Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Tokoroa

47 students on the roll · EQI 480.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 480. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Mossop Road, Tokoroa, 3444
  • Roll: 47 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1995
  • Isolation index 0.84, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Medium urban area
  • Phone: 07-8868021
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Brigit Nieuwboer
  • Website: beg.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 17 · 36%
Pacific 9 · 19%
Asian 16 · 34%
MELAA 1 · 2%

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 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

How many students does Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School have?

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

What is Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School's Equity Index?

EQI 480, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School?

Mossop Road, , Tokoroa. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.