# St Joseph's School (Hawera)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Hāwera

https://www.chch.live/school/2235-st-joseph-s-school-hawera

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 439

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

## The record
- 32 Victoria Street, Hāwera, 4610
- Roll: 209 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1875
- Isolation index 1.29, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 137 · Pacific 7 · Asian 45 · MELAA 6 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-2787482
- Email: admin@sjshawera.school.nz
- Contact: Tracey Drought
- Website: http://www.sjh.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [TKKM o Ngati Ruanui](https://www.chch.live/school/2383-tkkm-o-ngati-ruanui), decile 2 · EQI 531
- [Hāwera Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2171-hawera-primary-school), decile 4 · EQI 521
- [Te Paepae o Aotea](https://www.chch.live/school/961-te-paepae-o-aotea), EQI 509
- [Hāwera Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1184-hawera-christian-school), decile 6 · EQI 470
- [Ramanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2226-ramanui-school), decile 2 · EQI 556
- [Tawhiti School](https://www.chch.live/school/2248-tawhiti-school), decile 6 · EQI 473
- [Turuturu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2255-turuturu-school), decile 5 · EQI 466
- [Normanby School](https://www.chch.live/school/2207-normanby-school), decile 5 · EQI 503

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.589682&lon=174.280071

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Joseph's School (Hawera)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does St Joseph's School (Hawera) have?**

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

**What is St Joseph's School (Hawera)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 439, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Where is St Joseph's School (Hawera)?**

32 Victoria Street, , Hāwera. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2235 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026