Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School

Tokoroa · Waikato Region

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Medium urban area

Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School at a glance

Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School is a co-educational full primary school in Tokoroa, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 48 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 480. The school has been open since 1995.

With 48 students on roll, Bishop Edward Gaines Catholic School is a very small school — larger than about 14% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 480, which is close to the national average of 463. That means the roll faces a broadly typical level of socio-economic challenge compared with schools across Aotearoa.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 38.6% and Asian at 34.1%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.84 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 1738.6%

Pasifika 920.5%

Asian 1534.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 36.8%

European 17 · 38.6%

Pasifika 9 · 20.5%

Asian 15 · 34.1%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 3 · 6.8%

Total roll recorded: 48 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

48Students on rollLarger than 14% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

480Equity IndexAbove national mean of 463

1.24Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.84Isolation indexhigh isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMedium urban area
Territorial authoritySouth Waikato District
Education regionWaikato
Regional councilWaikato Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1995
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaTokoroa Central
WardTokoroa Ward
General electorateTaupō
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Tokoroa 38.2238° S · 175.8777° E

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Nearby schools

Tokoroa Central SchoolTokoroa · Contributing 1.2 km Strathmore SchoolTokoroa · Contributing 1.2 km Pa Harakeke Teen Parent UnitTokoroa · Teen Parent Unit 1.4 km Tokoroa High SchoolTokoroa · Secondary (Year 9-15) 1.4 km Amisfield SchoolTokoroa · Full Primary 1.5 km Tokoroa IntermediateTokoroa · Intermediate 1.7 km

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About this data

School #1607 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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