St Joseph's School (Opunake)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Opunake

122 students on the roll · EQI 441.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 441. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

59 Allison Street, Opunake, 4645
Roll: 122 (October 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened 1902
Isolation index 1.64, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Setting: Small urban area
Phone: 06-7618388
Email: [email protected]
Contact: Brook Murfitt
Website: stjo.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 96 · 79%

Pacific 3 · 2%

Asian 22 · 18%

MELAA 3 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Opunake School, decile 6 · EQI 499 · 424 m
Opunake High School, decile 4 · EQI 503 · 711 m
TKKM o Tamarongo, decile 3 · EQI 562 · 889 m
Rahotu School, decile 5 · EQI 503 · 14.7 km
Auroa School, decile 8 · EQI 473 · 16.3 km
Kaponga School, decile 6 · EQI 505 · 25.0 km
Manaia School (Taranaki), decile 3 · EQI 553 · 25.0 km
St Patrick's School (Kaponga), decile 5 · EQI 437 · 25.1 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 441, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is St Joseph's School (Opunake)?

59 Allison Street, , Opunake. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.