St Francis Xavier School (Tawa)

Contributing · State : Integrated · Tawa, Wellington

160 students on the roll in Tawa · EQI 402.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 402. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

Main Road, Tawa, Wellington, 5028
Roll: 160 (September 2026)
Co-Educational
Donations may be requested
Opened 1960
Isolation index 0.18, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
Phone: 04-2328927
Email: office@sfxtawa.school.nz
Contact: Joan Woods
Website: sfxtawa.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 50 · 31%

Māori 9 · 6%

Pacific 63 · 39%

Asian 60 · 38%

MELAA 12 · 8%

Other 1 · 1%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Redwood School (Tawa), decile 10 · EQI 377 · 422 m
Tawa School, decile 7 · EQI 426 · 657 m
Hampton Hill School, decile 6 · EQI 428 · 1.5 km
Tawa College, decile 8 · EQI 440 · 1.6 km
Tawa Intermediate, decile 8 · EQI 426 · 1.8 km
Greenacres School, decile 9 · EQI 384 · 2.0 km
He Huarahi Tamariki, decile 1 · EQI 569 · 2.3 km
Linden School, decile 4 · EQI 500 · 2.4 km

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

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Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is St Francis Xavier School (Tawa)?

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

How many students does St Francis Xavier School (Tawa) have?

160 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is St Francis Xavier School (Tawa)'s Equity Index?

EQI 402, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Where is St Francis Xavier School (Tawa)?

Main Road, Tawa, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.