# St Joseph's School (Timaru)

**Type:** Full Primary (State : Integrated)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 50 Kelvin Street, Timaru  
**Region:** Canterbury, Chatham Islands  
**Total roll:** 227  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 403  
**Founded:** 1939  
**Website:** <http://www.stjosephstimaru.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2022-06-15)

**Author:** Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini  
**Composite score:** 84/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/3533/st-josephs-school-timaru#report-24528>

### Key findings
- Senior leaders and teachers closely identify, track, and monitor each child's progress and achievement, with good understanding of their next learning steps
- School leaders provide strong pedagogical leadership with well-considered ideas to prepare children as lifelong learners and well-rounded citizens
- Senior management team gather staff, parent, and student voice to reflect school community preferences
- School strategic priorities include providing high quality teaching and leadership to empower all learners to reach their highest potential

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"senior leaders and teachers closely identify, track, and monitor each child's progress and achievement, and have a good understanding of their next learning steps"_ — ERO, 2022-06-15 (leadership)

> _"school leaders provide strong pedagogical leadership, and have well-considered ideas and initiatives to prepare children to be lifelong learners and well-rounded citizens"_ — ERO, 2022-06-15 (leadership)

> _"revising of the localised curriculum to ensure students' ownership, engagement, and success as 21st Century learners by 2023"_ — ERO, 2022-06-15 (curriculum)

## Tags

`state_integrated` · `state_integrated_catholic` · `coeducational` · `full_primary_1_8` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/st-josephs-school-timaru/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/st-josephs-school-timaru/ero-history.md>

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