# St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Putaruru

https://www.chch.live/school/1957-st-mary-s-catholic-school-putaruru

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 455

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

## The record
- 5 Mackenzie Street, Putaruru, 3411
- Roll: 178 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1944
- Isolation index 0.9, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 115 · Pacific 11 · Asian 43 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 07-8851006
- Email: office@stmarysput.school.nz
- Contact: Jennifer MacKenzie
- Website: http://www.stmarysput.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere](https://www.chch.live/school/567-te-wharekura-o-te-kaokaoroa-o-patetere), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Putāruru College](https://www.chch.live/school/494-putaruru-college), decile 3 · EQI 518
- [Putāruru Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1658-putaruru-primary-school), decile 2 · EQI 539
- [Lichfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/1790-lichfield-school), decile 5 · EQI 457
- [Tirau Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2031-tirau-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 477
- [Kuranui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1858-kuranui-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 472
- [Te Waotu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2025-te-waotu-school), decile 7 · EQI 448
- [Horahora School (Cambridge)](https://www.chch.live/school/1744-horahora-school-cambridge), decile 7 · EQI 441

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.047376&lon=175.77944

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru) have?**

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

**What is St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 455, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**Where is St Mary's Catholic School (Putāruru)?**

5 Mackenzie Street, , Putaruru. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1957 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026