# St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Tauranga

https://www.chch.live/school/1959-st-mary-s-catholic-school-tauranga

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 385

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

## The record
- Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga, 3112
- Roll: 471 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1942
- Isolation index 0.13, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 280 · Pacific 12 · Asian 199 · MELAA 24 · International 5
- Phone: 07-5788066
- Email: office@stmarystga.school.nz
- Contact: Fay Warnock
- Website: http://www.stmarystga.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Tauranga Boys' College](https://www.chch.live/school/121-tauranga-boys-college), decile 6 · EQI 456
- [Tauranga Special School](https://www.chch.live/school/1762-tauranga-special-school), decile 5 · EQI 499
- [Tauranga Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1990-tauranga-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 475
- [Tauranga Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1991-tauranga-primary-school), decile 7 · EQI 423
- [Maungatapu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1821-maungatapu-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Gate Pa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1992-gate-pa-school), decile 2 · EQI 507
- [Tauranga Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/122-tauranga-girls-college), decile 6 · EQI 466
- [Merivale School](https://www.chch.live/school/1825-merivale-school), decile 1 · EQI 548

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-37.706388&lon=176.166143

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 385, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

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

Thirteenth Avenue, , Tauranga. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1959 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026