# St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Western Heights, Rotorua

https://www.chch.live/school/1960-st-michael-s-catholic-school-rotorua

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 4 · Current Equity Index: 444

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

## The record
- Lisa Crescent, Western Heights, Rotorua, 3047
- Roll: 111 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1958
- Isolation index 0.34, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 55 · Pacific 7 · Asian 39 · MELAA 7 · Other 1
- Phone: 07-3481362
- Email: admin@stmichaelsrotorua.school.nz
- Contact: Rachael McLanachan
- Website: http://www.stmichaelsrotorua.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Western Heights Primary School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/2078-western-heights-primary-school-rotorua), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [Kaitao Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1761-kaitao-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 540
- [Sunset Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1970-sunset-primary-school), decile 1 · EQI 551
- [TKKM o Hurungaterangi](https://www.chch.live/school/3103-tkkm-o-hurungaterangi), decile 1 · EQI 550
- [Awhina School/ Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6110-awhina-school-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Aorangi School (Rotorua)](https://www.chch.live/school/1683-aorangi-school-rotorua), decile 1 · EQI 554
- [Western Heights High School](https://www.chch.live/school/151-western-heights-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 499
- [Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology](https://www.chch.live/school/871-te-rangihakahaka-centre-for-science-and-technology), EQI 513

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-38.131417&lon=176.21988

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)?**

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Western Heights.

**How many students does St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua) have?**

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

**What is St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 4.

**Where is St Michael's Catholic School (Rotorua)?**

Lisa Crescent, Western Heights, Rotorua. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1960 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026