# St Columba's Catholic School (Frankton)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Frankton, Hamilton

https://www.chch.live/school/1944-st-columba-s-catholic-school-frankton

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 242 · Pacific 38 · Asian 182 · MELAA 28 · Other 2
- Phone: 07-8479322
- Email: admin@sccs.school.nz
- Contact: Gareth Duncan
- Website: http://www.stcolumbas.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Fraser High School](https://www.chch.live/school/135-fraser-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 508
- [He Puaawai Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/2759-he-puaawai-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569
- [Aberdeen School](https://www.chch.live/school/1680-aberdeen-school), decile 5 · EQI 451
- [Frankton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1721-frankton-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Nawton School](https://www.chch.live/school/1841-nawton-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [Maeroa Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1792-maeroa-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 495
- [Rhode Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/1924-rhode-street-school), decile 2 · EQI 537
- [Whitiora School](https://www.chch.live/school/2091-whitiora-school), decile 3 · EQI 531

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.786763&lon=175.250882

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1944 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026