# St Joseph's Catholic School (Te Aroha)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Te Aroha

https://www.chch.live/school/1952-st-joseph-s-catholic-school-te-aroha

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 446

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

## The record
- 41 Koromiko Street, Te Aroha, 3320
- Roll: 63 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1903
- Isolation index 0.86, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 28 · Pacific 14 · Asian 23 · MELAA 4
- Phone: 07-8849480
- Email: office@stjosephs-tearoha.school.nz
- Contact: Julie Bennett
- Website: http://www.stjosephs-tearoha.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Te Aroha Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1999-te-aroha-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Stanley Avenue School](https://www.chch.live/school/1967-stanley-avenue-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Te Aroha College](https://www.chch.live/school/116-te-aroha-college), decile 4 · EQI 492
- [Elstow-Waihou Combined School](https://www.chch.live/school/1713-elstow-waihou-combined-school), decile 7 · EQI 449
- [Manawaru School](https://www.chch.live/school/1800-manawaru-school), decile 6 · EQI 447
- [Springdale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1941-springdale-school), decile 8 · EQI 490
- [Karangahake School](https://www.chch.live/school/1763-karangahake-school), decile 3 · EQI 480
- [Tirohia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2033-tirohia-school), decile 3 · EQI 542

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.540324&lon=175.710818

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 446, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

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

41 Koromiko Street, , Te Aroha. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1952 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026