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St Francis School (Thames)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Thames

79 students on the roll · EQI 409.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 409. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 202 Mackay Street, Thames, 3540
  • Roll: 79 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1912
  • Isolation index 1.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 07-8687655
  • Email: office@stfrancis-thames.school.nz
  • Contact: Christian Ioka
  • Website: stfrancis-thames.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 37 · 47%
Pacific 9 · 11%
Asian 46 · 58%
Other 1 · 1%

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 Francis School (Thames)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

How many students does St Francis School (Thames) have?

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

What is St Francis School (Thames)'s Equity Index?

EQI 409, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is St Francis School (Thames)?

202 Mackay Street, , Thames. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.