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St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Frankton, Hamilton

488 students on the roll in Frankton · EQI 425.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. 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

  • 50 Rifle Range Road, Frankton, Hamilton, 3242
  • Roll: 488 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1925
  • Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 07-8479322
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Gareth Duncan
  • Website: stcolumbas.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 242 · 50%
Pacific 38 · 8%
Asian 182 · 37%
MELAA 28 · 6%
Other 2 · 0%

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 St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Frankton.

How many students does St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton) have?

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

What is St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)'s Equity Index?

EQI 425, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)?

50 Rifle Range Road, Frankton, Hamilton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.