# St Joseph's Catholic School (Matata)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Matata

https://www.chch.live/school/1948-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-matata

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 546

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

## The record
- 18 Wilson Street, Matata, 3194
- Roll: 36 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1891
- Isolation index 1.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Rural settlement
- Roll by ethnicity: European 8 · Pacific 1 · Asian 4
- Phone: 07-3222095
- Email: admin@saintjosmatata.school.nz
- Contact: Bridget Rika
- Website: http://www.saintjosmatata.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Matata School](https://www.chch.live/school/1818-matata-school), decile 4 · EQI 514
- [Thornton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2028-thornton-school), decile 7 · EQI 451
- [Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki](https://www.chch.live/school/145-rangitaiki-college-te-kura-tuarua-o-rangitaiki), decile 3 · EQI 530
- [Otakiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/1871-otakiri-school), decile 5 · EQI 466
- [Edgecumbe School](https://www.chch.live/school/1711-edgecumbe-school), decile 3 · EQI 494
- [Otamarakau School](https://www.chch.live/school/1872-otamarakau-school), decile 7 · EQI 466
- [Te Kura O Te Teko](https://www.chch.live/school/2023-te-kura-o-te-teko), decile 1 · EQI 532
- [Whakatane Teen Parent Unit](https://www.chch.live/school/717-whakatane-teen-parent-unit), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.891227&lon=176.757791

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 546, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

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

18 Wilson Street, , Matata. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1948 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026