# St Francis School (Thames)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Thames

https://www.chch.live/school/1945-st-francis-school-thames

## 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
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 37 · Pacific 9 · Asian 46 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-8687655
- Email: office@stfrancis-thames.school.nz
- Contact: Christian Ioka
- Website: http://www.stfrancis-thames.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Thames South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2027-thames-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 541
- [Thames High School](https://www.chch.live/school/111-thames-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 489
- [Pārāwai School](https://www.chch.live/school/1886-parawai-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Moanataiari School](https://www.chch.live/school/1829-moanataiari-school), decile 4 · EQI 465
- [Matatoki School](https://www.chch.live/school/1819-matatoki-school), decile 5 · EQI 459
- [Kopuarahi School](https://www.chch.live/school/1782-kopuarahi-school), decile 4 · EQI 524
- [Turua Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2043-turua-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 470
- [Te Puru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1912-te-puru-school), decile 4 · EQI 456

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.143547&lon=175.546126

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1945 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026