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St Joseph's Catholic School (Opotiki)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Opotiki

147 students on the roll · EQI 467.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 467. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Grey Street, Opotiki, 3122
  • Roll: 147 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1890
  • Isolation index 2.07, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 07-3156066
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Mercia Tawera-Thomas
  • Website: stjosopo.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 49 · 33%
Pacific 13 · 9%
Asian 31 · 21%
MELAA 2 · 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 Joseph's Catholic School (Opotiki)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 467, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is St Joseph's Catholic School (Opotiki)?

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