# St Joseph's School (Opunake)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Opunake

https://www.chch.live/school/2237-st-joseph-s-school-opunake

## 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
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 96 · Pacific 3 · Asian 22 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 06-7618388
- Email: office@stjo.school.nz
- Contact: Brook Murfitt
- Website: http://www.stjo.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Opunake School](https://www.chch.live/school/2216-opunake-school), decile 6 · EQI 499
- [Opunake High School](https://www.chch.live/school/181-opunake-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 503
- [TKKM o Tamarongo](https://www.chch.live/school/4223-tkkm-o-tamarongo), decile 3 · EQI 562
- [Rahotu School](https://www.chch.live/school/1679-rahotu-school), decile 5 · EQI 503
- [Auroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2152-auroa-school), decile 8 · EQI 473
- [Kaponga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2095-kaponga-school), decile 6 · EQI 505
- [Manaia School (Taranaki)](https://www.chch.live/school/2097-manaia-school-taranaki), decile 3 · EQI 553
- [St Patrick's School (Kaponga)](https://www.chch.live/school/2240-st-patrick-s-school-kaponga), decile 5 · EQI 437

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.449516&lon=173.859688

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2237 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026