# St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Waipukurau

https://www.chch.live/school/2678-st-joseph-s-school-central-hawke-s-bay

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 436

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

## The record
- 6 Russell Street, Waipukurau, 4242
- Roll: 107 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1926
- Isolation index 1, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 68 · Pacific 1 · Asian 25 · MELAA 2 · Other 1
- Phone: 06-8589221
- Email: office@stjosephschb.school.nz
- Contact: Bridget Tully
- Website: http://www.stjosephschb.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Waipukurau School](https://www.chch.live/school/2725-waipukurau-school), decile 5 · EQI 467
- [Central Hawkes Bay College](https://www.chch.live/school/233-central-hawkes-bay-college), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [The Terrace School (Waipukurau)](https://www.chch.live/school/2702-the-terrace-school-waipukurau), decile 3 · EQI 536
- [Waipawa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2723-waipawa-school), decile 5 · EQI 482
- [Otane School](https://www.chch.live/school/2634-otane-school), decile 1 · EQI 487
- [Ongaonga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2629-ongaonga-school), decile 6 · EQI 453
- [Argyll East School](https://www.chch.live/school/2542-argyll-east-school), decile 5 · EQI 450
- [Omakere School](https://www.chch.live/school/2627-omakere-school), decile 7 · EQI 437

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.994546&lon=176.559062

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay) have?**

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

**What is St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 436, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Where is St Joseph's School (Central Hawke's Bay)?**

6 Russell Street, , Waipukurau. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


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