# St Matthew's School (Marton)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Marton

https://www.chch.live/school/2456-st-matthew-s-school-marton

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 2 · Current Equity Index: 484

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

## The record
- 25 Ross Street, Marton, 4710
- Roll: 55 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1915
- Isolation index 0.52, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Instruction: Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 18 · Pacific 27 · Asian 6 · MELAA 3
- Phone: 06-327 7945
- Email: office@stmatthewsmarton.school.nz
- Contact: Sandra Connor (Acting)
- Website: https://www.smsm.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [James Cook School](https://www.chch.live/school/2368-james-cook-school), decile 2 · EQI 499
- [Marton School](https://www.chch.live/school/2397-marton-school), decile 3 · EQI 491
- [Rangitīkei College](https://www.chch.live/school/195-rangitikei-college), decile 3 · EQI 515
- [Marton Junction School](https://www.chch.live/school/2396-marton-junction-school), decile 2 · EQI 529
- [Huntley School (Marton)](https://www.chch.live/school/4111-huntley-school-marton), private, not rated
- [Nga Tawa Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/196-nga-tawa-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 431
- [South Makirikiri School](https://www.chch.live/school/2446-south-makirikiri-school), decile 7 · EQI 444
- [Bulls School](https://www.chch.live/school/2343-bulls-school), decile 5 · EQI 481

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-40.074857&lon=175.376604

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Matthew's School (Marton)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does St Matthew's School (Marton) have?**

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

**What is St Matthew's School (Marton)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 484, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

**Where is St Matthew's School (Marton)?**

25 Ross Street, , Marton. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2456 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026