Reignier Catholic School, Greenmeadows (Napier) — School Profile

Key facts

School number2663
School typeFull Primary · Years 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
BoardingNo
Language of instructionEnglish medium / other settings
Established16 May 1926

About Reignier Catholic School

Reignier Catholic School is a state-integrated Catholic primary school located on Guppy Road in Taradale, Napier. It caters for students in Years 0 to 8.

The school operates in connection with the Catholic Parish of Napier and describes its Catholic Special Character as central to school life, encompassing faith practices, Gospel values, and a Christian framework for education. The school undergoes formal Special Character Evaluations by the Diocese to assess how this character is upheld.

The school's principal is Teresa Shanks. The school uses te reo Māori in its communications and includes Kapa Haka as a student activity.

School donations

The Ministry of Education profile states that: "Donations may be requested".

Check directly with the school for current charges, contributions or other costs. Learn more on the donations scheme or fees and charges at school, both on education.govt.nz.

Equity Index

The Ministry publishes this figure as a bare number — KuraData shows it against the directory-wide average, so you can see where Reignier Catholic School actually sits, not just the number on its own.

OFFICIAL DATA

404

Scale: 344–569

Band: Few (2026)

WHAT IT MEANS

The Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers students face, on average, and is used to inform government funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Higher values indicate a higher level of estimated socio-economic barriers; lower values indicate fewer. Learn how the Equity Index is calculated →

EQI scale (344–569)

Directory avg 445

Reignier Catholic School 404

Student ethnicity

The Ministry publishes this as a raw table — here it's visualised directly against Reignier Catholic School's own roll, so the shape of it is clear at a glance.

European — 127 students (56.7%)
Asian — 67 students (29.9%)
Pacific — 7 students (3.1%)
Māori — 23 students (10.3%)
MELAA — 3 students (1.3%)

Percentages may sum to more than 100% because students can identify with more than one ethnic group.

Education pathway

Nearby schools serving the next or previous year levels are shown as potential pathway options. They do not indicate formal enrolment pathways or actual student transfers.

Current stage — Reignier Catholic School

Full Primary · Years 1–8

Potential next stage

Taradale Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 1.1 km
Heretaunga Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 11.3 km
Hastings Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 13.2 km

Location

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Street address99 Guppy Road
SuburbGreenmeadows
CityNapier
Local authorityNapier City

Official contact details

ContactTeresa Shanks
Phone+64 6 844 2144
Emailadmin@reignier.school.nz
Websitewww.reignier.school.nz/

Nearby schools

Schools physically closest to Reignier Catholic School, regardless of year level.

Greenmeadows School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 281 m
Parkside Christian S D A School Full Primary · Years 1–8 · 786 m
Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School Specialist School · 946 m
Bledisloe School Contributing · Years 1–6 · 962 m
Taradale Intermediate Intermediate · Years 7–8 · 1.1 km

Explore schools in Napier

Browse Napier schools by type, including primary, intermediate, secondary, composite and other schools.

Contributing schools (10) Full Primary schools (7) Composite schools (1) Intermediate schools (1) Other (1) All schools in Napier →

Enrolment

Reignier Catholic School operates an enrolment scheme that includes a preference and non-preference enrolment process. The school publishes a Preference Certificate and a Reignier Transparency of Non-Preference Enrolment Process document, indicating that priority criteria apply to some applicants.

Enrolment is also linked to the Diocese of Palmerston North, with families required to engage with attendance dues arrangements. The Diocese provides several related forms, including an Attendance Dues Agreement Form, a Credit/Debit Card Payment Form, and an Automatic Payment Form, along with an overview of how attendance dues operate.

Specific steps, zone boundaries, and detailed priority criteria are set out in the school's enrolment information documents rather than described in summary form on the enrolment page.

Frequently asked

These aren't generic answers — each one is built directly from Reignier Catholic School's own official Ministry of Education data already shown on this page, so what you read here always matches the figures above.

Reignier Catholic School is classified as a Full Primary school serving Years 1–8.

It's a state school in the Hawke's Bay region. New Zealand domestic students are generally entitled to free enrolment and education at state schools.

Yes. It's a co-educational school, enrolling both boys and girls.

224 students, according to the September 2026 roll data.

It reflects the estimated socio-economic barriers Reignier Catholic School's students face, on average. The Ministry uses the Equity Index to help target funding and support. It is not a measure of school quality or academic performance.

Sources & methodology

Every fact on this page traces back to one of the rows below — official Ministry of Education data, or Reignier Catholic School's own published information, reviewed before publication. Nothing here is inferred or estimated beyond what its source actually states.

Data	Source	Data period	Last checked
School characteristics	Ministry of Education	—	15 October 2026
Student roll	Ministry of Education / Education Counts	September 2026	15 October 2026
Equity Index	Education Counts	—	15 October 2026
Address & coordinates	Ministry of Education	—	15 October 2026
Contact details	NZ Schools Directory	Current	15 October 2026
School information (AI-curated, human-reviewed)	Reignier Catholic School's official website	Current	15 October 2026