# Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Tokoroa

https://www.chch.live/school/1607-bishop-edward-gaines-catholic-school

## 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
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 17 · Pacific 9 · Asian 16 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 07-8868021
- Email: office@beg.school.nz
- Contact: Brigit Nieuwboer
- Website: http://www.beg.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Tokoroa Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2035-tokoroa-central-school), decile 1 · EQI 538
- [Strathmore School](https://www.chch.live/school/1968-strathmore-school), decile 1 · EQI 530
- [Pa Harakeke Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/639-pa-harakeke-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Tokoroa High School](https://www.chch.live/school/158-tokoroa-high-school), decile 2 · EQI 525
- [Amisfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/1682-amisfield-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [Tokoroa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2037-tokoroa-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 519
- [David Henry School](https://www.chch.live/school/1708-david-henry-school), decile 1 · EQI 527
- [Cargill School](https://www.chch.live/school/1704-cargill-school), decile 2 · EQI 544

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.223826&lon=175.877656

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1607 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026