# St Michael's School (Taita)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Taita, Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/3015-st-michael-s-school-taita

## 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
- Roll by ethnicity: European 20 · Māori 16 · Pacific 94 · Asian 24 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 04-5671514
- Email: office@stmichaels.school.nz
- Contact: Clara Tuifao
- Website: http://www.stmichaels.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Taita College](https://www.chch.live/school/258-taita-college), decile 2 · EQI 520
- [Pomare School](https://www.chch.live/school/2961-pomare-school), decile 1 · EQI 515
- [Taita Central School](https://www.chch.live/school/3030-taita-central-school), decile 2 · EQI 504
- [Avalon Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3031-avalon-intermediate), decile 2 · EQI 509
- [Koraunui School](https://www.chch.live/school/2100-koraunui-school), decile 3 · EQI 495
- [Tui Glen School](https://www.chch.live/school/3051-tui-glen-school), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Tawhai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3036-tawhai-school), decile 5 · EQI 438
- [Kelson School](https://www.chch.live/school/2877-kelson-school), decile 9 · EQI 386

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.177116&lon=174.960972

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3015 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026