# St Joseph's Maori Girls' College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Taradale, Napier

https://www.chch.live/school/222-st-joseph-s-maori-girls-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 515

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

## The record
- 25 Osier Road, Taradale, Napier, 4142
- Roll: 168 (October 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1867
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.21, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Boarding: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 13 · Pacific 5 · Asian 1
- Phone: 06-8448461
- Email: stjomaori@sjmgc.school.nz
- Contact: Ngahina Transom
- Website: http://www.sjmgc.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- St Joseph's Maori Girls' College, in force from 2007-05-04 · 1216 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Greenmeadows School](https://www.chch.live/school/2567-greenmeadows-school), decile 7 · EQI 436
- [Reignier Catholic School](https://www.chch.live/school/2663-reignier-catholic-school), decile 9 · EQI 404
- [Parkside Christian S D A School](https://www.chch.live/school/4107-parkside-christian-s-d-a-school), decile 3 · EQI 471
- [Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School](https://www.chch.live/school/2558-te-kahu-amohia-fairhaven-school), decile 4 · EQI 514
- [Bledisloe School](https://www.chch.live/school/2546-bledisloe-school), decile 6 · EQI 474
- [Taradale School](https://www.chch.live/school/2688-taradale-school), decile 9 · EQI 407
- [Taradale Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2687-taradale-intermediate), decile 9 · EQI 440
- [Porritt School](https://www.chch.live/school/2647-porritt-school), decile 4 · EQI 493

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.526564&lon=176.85548

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Joseph's Maori Girls' College?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School, in Taradale.

**How many students does St Joseph's Maori Girls' College have?**

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

**What is St Joseph's Maori Girls' College's Equity Index?**

EQI 515, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Does St Joseph's Maori Girls' College have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=222 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026