St Joseph's School (Waitara)

St Joseph's School (Waitara) is a co-educational full primary school in Waitara, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 91 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 510. The school has been open since 1912.

With 91 students on roll, St Joseph's School (Waitara) is a small school — larger than about 24% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 510, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 47 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

78% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Asian descent make up 15.4%.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.98 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.