# St Patrick's School (Waimate)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Waimate

https://www.chch.live/school/3539-st-patrick-s-school-waimate

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 5 · Current Equity Index: 408

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

## The record
- Cameron Street, Waimate, 7960
- Roll: 32 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1858
- Isolation index 1.36, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 11 · Māori 1 · Asian 23
- Phone: 03-6898584
- Email: office@spw.school.nz
- Contact: Paul Cartlidge
- Website: http://st-pats.school.nz/

## Other schools near here
- [Waimate Main School](https://www.chch.live/school/3574-waimate-main-school), decile 3 · EQI 483
- [Waimate High School](https://www.chch.live/school/362-waimate-high-school), decile 5 · EQI 481
- [Waimate Centennial School](https://www.chch.live/school/3573-waimate-centennial-school), decile 4 · EQI 473
- [Waituna Creek School](https://www.chch.live/school/3579-waituna-creek-school), decile 6 · EQI 448
- [Waihao Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/3567-waihao-downs-school), decile 9 · EQI 442
- [Makikihi School](https://www.chch.live/school/3426-makikihi-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Glenavy School](https://www.chch.live/school/3348-glenavy-school), decile 7 · EQI 446
- [St Andrew's School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3519-st-andrew-s-school-timaru), decile 7 · EQI 479

## The green nearby
Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m, measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts.
- [Cameron Street Swings](https://www.chch.live/park/867-cameron-street-swings), 62 m to its edge
- [Manchester Park](https://www.chch.live/park/866-manchester-park), Sports ground · 187 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.731442&lon=171.052432

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Patrick's School (Waimate)?**

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does St Patrick's School (Waimate) have?**

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

**What is St Patrick's School (Waimate)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 408, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

**What is near St Patrick's School (Waimate)?**

Cameron Street Swings, Manchester Park, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


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