St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa)

Hamilton · Waikato Region

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

St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa) at a glance

St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa) is a co-educational full primary school in Hamilton, within the Waikato Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 290 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 407. The school has been open since 1955.

With 290 students on roll, St Peter Chanel Catholic School (Te Rapa) is a medium-sized school — larger than about 60% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 407, 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 56 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 56.7%, with a meaningful Asian community at 29.3% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.15 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 17456.7%

Pasifika 309.8%

Asian 9029.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 103.3%

Other 31.0%

European 174 · 56.7%

Pasifika 30 · 9.8%

Asian 90 · 29.3%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 10 · 3.3%

Other 3 · 1.0%

Total roll recorded: 290 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

290Students on rollLarger than 60% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

407Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.07Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.15Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityHamilton City
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
Opened1955
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaSaint Andrews West
WardWest General Ward
General electorateHamilton West
Māori electorate—

Location

Waikato Region

Hamilton 37.7643° S · 175.2532° E

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About this data

School #1964 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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