ACG Tauranga
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region
CompositePrivate
Contributing · State : Integrated
St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua)
Rotorua · Bay of Plenty Region
Figures on this page come from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity recorded at the same snapshot. Always confirm enrolment, zoning and fees directly with the school. About this directory
- YearsYears 1–6
- GenderCo-Educational
- SettingLarge urban area
- Roll463 students
About St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua)
St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua) is a co-educational contributing school in Rotorua, within the Bay of Plenty Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 463 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 387. The school has been open since 1924.
With 463 students on roll, St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua) is a large school — larger than about 78% of New Zealand schools.
The school's Equity Index is 387, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 76 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.
The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with Asian at 50.2% and European at 36.7%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.
On the isolation index the school scores 0.27 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.
Students by ethnicity
European
163 · 36.7%
Pasifika
30 · 6.8%
Asian
223 · 50.2%
Middle Eastern / Latin American / African
27 · 6.1%
Other
1 · 0.2%
Total roll recorded: 463 students, from the 2026 roll census. Percentages may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.
Roll in context
463Students on rollLarger than 78% of NZ schools · national median 215.5
387Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463
1.08Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)
0.27Isolation indexlow isolation
344 · lowest need569 · highest need
Location
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School information
- School typeContributing
- YearsYears 1–6
- AuthorityState : Integrated
- GenderCo-Educational
- SettingLarge urban area
- Territorial authorityRotorua District
- Education regionBay of Plenty, Waiariki
- Regional councilBay of Plenty 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
- Opened1924
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