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St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville)

11 Linden Street, Morrinsville · Waikato

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Total roll 201
EQI 420
Founded 1930
63

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,470 of scored NZ schools

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Morrinsville looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) a good school?

St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) scores 63/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.

Score breakdown

6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 21.8/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=518).
78
Trajectory
25%
-5.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=515).
43
ERO review
40%
63/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · bottom 10% of band (n=520) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=520).
63

⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 63/100.

Latest ERO review

2024-09-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • No international students were enrolled at the time of the ERO review
  • The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
  • The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code
"The school is a signatory to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020."
— ERO, 2024-09-10 (safety)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.

latest 63
0 25 50 75 100 20192024 2019-05-24 · 78/100 2024-09-10 · 63/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.82M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$110k

Net assets / equity

$0.31M

Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)

Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

21.8

3 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

Government funding

Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$1.36M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,785

2018

$1.1M

2019

$1.2M

2020

$1.3M

2021

$1.3M

2022

$1.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    21
  • Year 02
    23
  • Year 03
    17
  • Year 04
    25
  • Year 05
    22
  • Year 06
    23
  • Year 07
    32
  • Year 08
    29

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    76.6%
  • Asian
    22.4%
  • Māori
    14.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    4.5%
  • Pacific
    3.0%

Location

11 Linden Street, Morrinsville. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) a good school?

St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) scores 63/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2024-09 review identified 3 key findings. No international students were enrolled at the time of the ERO review

How do I enrol my child at St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville)?

Contact the school directly on 07-8895306, email admin@stjoes.school.nz, or visit www.stjoes.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.

What are the fees?

St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) has 201 students, with an EQI of 420 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Joseph's Catholic School (Morrinsville) in 2024-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 ERO reports are on file in our archive.

Data transparency

Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.

Last updated

10 Sept 2024

Source documents

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
  • crimestats.co.nz