# St Joseph's School (Patea)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Patea

https://www.chch.live/school/2452-st-joseph-s-school-patea

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 544

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

## The record
- 15 Suffolk Street, Patea, 4520
- Roll: 5 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1901
- Isolation index 1.29, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 3
- Phone: 06-273 8644
- Email: admin@stjoespatea.school.nz
- Contact: Kaye Gillies

## Other schools near here
- [Patea Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/185-patea-area-school), decile 1 · EQI 541
- [Whenuakura School](https://www.chch.live/school/2483-whenuakura-school), decile 4 · EQI 455
- [Kakaramea School](https://www.chch.live/school/2374-kakaramea-school), decile 5 · EQI 457
- [Waverley Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/2478-waverley-primary-school), decile 3 · EQI 487
- [Mokoia School](https://www.chch.live/school/2201-mokoia-school), decile 5 · EQI 478
- [Waitotara School](https://www.chch.live/school/2474-waitotara-school), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Ramanui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2226-ramanui-school), decile 2 · EQI 556
- [TKKM o Ngati Ruanui](https://www.chch.live/school/2383-tkkm-o-ngati-ruanui), decile 2 · EQI 531

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.759256&lon=174.478232

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 544, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

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

15 Suffolk Street, , Patea. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2452 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026