# St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Otorohanga

https://www.chch.live/school/1880-st-mary-s-catholic-school-otorohanga

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 488

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

## The record
- 38 Hinewai Street, Otorohanga, 3900
- Roll: 27 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1955
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 10 · Pacific 6 · Asian 7 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8738801
- Email: office@stmary-oto.school.nz
- Contact: Deidre Gray-Edwards

## Other schools near here
- [Ōtorohanga College](https://www.chch.live/school/157-otorohanga-college), decile 4 · EQI 515
- [Otorohanga South School](https://www.chch.live/school/1877-otorohanga-south-school), decile 4 · EQI 481
- [Ōtorohanga School](https://www.chch.live/school/1876-otorohanga-school), decile 2 · EQI 538
- [Kio Kio School](https://www.chch.live/school/1779-kio-kio-school), decile 8 · EQI 464
- [Ōtewā School](https://www.chch.live/school/1874-otewa-school), decile 6 · EQI 483
- [Waitomo Caves School](https://www.chch.live/school/2073-waitomo-caves-school), decile 7 · EQI 526
- [Pokuru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1898-pokuru-school), decile 6 · EQI 461
- [Ngutunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/1853-ngutunui-school), decile 6 · EQI 465

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.182248&lon=175.209675

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 488, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Where is St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)?**

38 Hinewai Street, , Otorohanga. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1880 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026
