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St Michael's School (Taita)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Taita, Lower Hutt

133 students on the roll in Taita · EQI 476.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 2. Current Equity Index: 476. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Cooper Street, Taita, Lower Hutt, 5011
  • Roll: 133 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1950
  • Isolation index 0.17, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-5671514
  • Email: office@stmichaels.school.nz
  • Contact: Clara Tuifao
  • Website: stmichaels.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 20 · 15%
Māori 16 · 12%
Pacific 94 · 71%
Asian 24 · 18%
MELAA 2 · 2%

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

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

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is St Michael's School (Taita)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Taita.

How many students does St Michael's School (Taita) have?

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

What is St Michael's School (Taita)'s Equity Index?

EQI 476, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 2.

Where is St Michael's School (Taita)?

Cooper Street, Taita, Lower Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.