# St Joseph's School (Taihape)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Taihape

https://www.chch.live/school/2453-st-joseph-s-school-taihape

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 435

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

## The record
- 27 Rauma Road, Taihape, 4720
- Roll: 83 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1916
- Isolation index 1.79, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 55 · Pacific 7 · Asian 10 · MELAA 1
- Phone: 06-3880531
- Email: office@saintjos.school.nz
- Contact: Ann-Maree Manson-Petherick (Acting)
- Website: http://www.saintjos.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Taihape Area School](https://www.chch.live/school/549-taihape-area-school), decile 4 · EQI 514
- [Mataroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2398-mataroa-school), decile 7 · EQI 467
- [Taoroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2463-taoroa-school), decile 1 · EQI 518
- [Moawhango School](https://www.chch.live/school/2401-moawhango-school), decile 5 · EQI 489
- [Mangaweka School](https://www.chch.live/school/2392-mangaweka-school), decile 6 · EQI 458
- [Pukeokahu School](https://www.chch.live/school/2428-pukeokahu-school), decile 9 · EQI 500
- [Papanui Junction School](https://www.chch.live/school/2420-papanui-junction-school), decile 6 · EQI 453
- [Waiouru School](https://www.chch.live/school/2472-waiouru-school), decile 7 · EQI 484

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.685445&lon=175.809243

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 435, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

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

27 Rauma Road, , Taihape. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2453 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026