# St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi

Contributing · State : Integrated · Hokowhitu, Palmerston North

https://www.chch.live/school/2449-st-james-catholic-school-te-kura-katorika-o-hato-heemi

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 410

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

## The record
- 304 Albert Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, 4410
- Roll: 142 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1958
- Isolation index 0.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 73 · Pacific 16 · Asian 57 · MELAA 8 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-3579719
- Email: principal@stjamescatholic.school.nz
- Contact: Christine Cosgrove
- Website: http://www.stjamescatholic.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Hokowhitu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2365-hokowhitu-school), decile 7 · EQI 426
- [Winchester School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2484-winchester-school-p-north), decile 8 · EQI 420
- [College Street Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2353-college-street-normal-school), decile 8 · EQI 409
- [Palmerston North Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/203-palmerston-north-girls-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 433
- [Parkland School (P North)](https://www.chch.live/school/2424-parkland-school-p-north), decile 7 · EQI 443
- [Carncot Independent School](https://www.chch.live/school/4101-carncot-independent-school), private, not rated
- [Terrace End School](https://www.chch.live/school/2466-terrace-end-school), decile 3 · EQI 505
- [Palmerston North Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2419-palmerston-north-intermediate), decile 8 · EQI 426

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.360796&lon=175.631896

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi?**

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Hokowhitu.

**How many students does St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi have?**

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

**What is St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi's Equity Index?**

EQI 410, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Where is St James' Catholic School Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi?**

304 Albert Street, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


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