# St Joseph's School (Waitara)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Waitara

https://www.chch.live/school/2239-st-joseph-s-school-waitara

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 510

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

## The record
- 21 Nelson Street, Waitara, 4346
- Roll: 93 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1912
- Isolation index 0.98, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 72 · Pacific 6 · Asian 14
- Phone: 06-7547797
- Email: office@sjw.school.nz
- Contact: Rachael Gibbons

## Other schools near here
- [Waitara Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/2260-waitara-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 535
- [Manukorihi Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2190-manukorihi-intermediate), decile 3 · EQI 512
- [Waitara High School](https://www.chch.live/school/170-waitara-high-school), decile 3 · EQI 524
- [Waitara East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2261-waitara-east-school), decile 2 · EQI 532
- [Tikorangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2251-tikorangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 464
- [Huirangi School](https://www.chch.live/school/2175-huirangi-school), decile 4 · EQI 476
- [Lepperton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2182-lepperton-school), decile 9 · EQI 423
- [Puketapu School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2223-puketapu-school-new-plymouth), decile 4 · EQI 480

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.006109&lon=174.229207

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 510, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

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

21 Nelson Street, , Waitara. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2239 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026