# Roncalli College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/358-roncalli-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 446

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

## The record
- Wellington Street, Timaru, 7940
- Roll: 500 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1982
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.69, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 396 · Māori 75 · Pacific 14 · Asian 63 · MELAA 7 · Other 6
- Phone: 03-6886003
- Email: office@roncalli.school.nz
- Contact: Christopher Comeau
- Website: http://www.roncalli.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Roncalli College, in force from 2021-10-18 · 14006 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Sacred Heart School (Timaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3498-sacred-heart-school-timaru), decile 5 · EQI 438
- [Timaru Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/361-timaru-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 474
- [Timaru South School](https://www.chch.live/school/2115-timaru-south-school), decile 2 · EQI 511
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457
- [Timaru Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1611-timaru-christian-school), decile 8 · EQI 446
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409

## 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.
- [Anzac Square](https://www.chch.live/park/545-anzac-square), Sports ground · 194 m to its edge
- [Basilica Bedding Plot](https://www.chch.live/park/454-basilica-bedding-plot), Reserve · 209 m to its edge
- [Craigie Avenue Grassed Area](https://www.chch.live/park/494-craigie-ave-grassed-area), Reserve · 228 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Craigie Memorial](https://www.chch.live/facility/monument-56), Monument · 301 m
- [Anzac Square Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-50), Public toilet · 331 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.402798&lon=171.245983

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Roncalli College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Roncalli College have?**

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

**What is Roncalli College's Equity Index?**

EQI 446, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

**Does Roncalli College have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=358 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026