# St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Matamata

https://www.chch.live/school/1947-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-matamata

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 447

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

## The record
- Hohaia Street, Matamata, 3440
- Roll: 25 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1930
- Isolation index 0.64, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 13 · Asian 10
- Phone: 07-8888415
- Email: office@stjmta.school.nz
- Contact: Yvonne Marshall (Acting)
- Website: https://www.stjmta.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Matamata Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1813-matamata-primary-school), decile 6 · EQI 443
- [Matamata College](https://www.chch.live/school/124-matamata-college), decile 6 · EQI 479
- [Matamata Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1812-matamata-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 472
- [Firth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1719-firth-school), decile 3 · EQI 511
- [Matamata Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1186-matamata-christian-school), decile 5 · EQI 425
- [Te Kura o Waharoa](https://www.chch.live/school/2047-te-kura-o-waharoa), decile 1 · EQI 563
- [Hinuera School](https://www.chch.live/school/1741-hinuera-school), decile 7 · EQI 435
- [Te Poi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2014-te-poi-school), decile 7 · EQI 486

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.813278&lon=175.777829

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata) have?**

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

**What is St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 447, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is St Joseph's Catholic School (Matamata)?**

Hohaia Street, , Matamata. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1947 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026