St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi)
91 Mueller Street, Waihi · Waikato
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #549 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Waihi looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi) a good school?
St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi) scores 78/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Leadership with a clear vision for improvement that is focused on excellent and equitable outcomes
- A school culture that promotes positive relationships and a sense of community
- Strengthened assessment practices that provide increasingly reliable information on student progress
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
-1.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
78/100 from ERO review 2023-09 · near band median (n=520) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ 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): 78/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-09-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Leadership has a clear vision for improvement focused on excellent and equitable outcomes
- School culture promotes positive relationships and a sense of community
- Assessment practices have strengthened to provide increasingly reliable information on student progress
- Focus on formative assessment practices to improve student agency, home-school partnerships and achievement in foundation learning areas
"leadership with a clear vision for improvement that is focused on excellent and equitable outcomes"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$0.71M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$10k
Net assets / equity
$0.24M
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
0.0
· 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.38M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,987
2018
$0.5M
2019
$0.4M
2020
$0.5M
2021
$0.5M
2022
$0.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 7
- Year 02 8
- Year 03 6
- Year 04 4
- Year 05 7
- Year 06 12
- Year 07 6
- Year 08 2
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 50.9%
- Asian 45.5%
- Māori 20.0%
- Other / MELAA 7.3%
- Pacific 3.6%
Location
91 Mueller Street, Waihi. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi).
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Frequently asked
Is St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi) a good school?
St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi) scores 78/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-09 review identified 4 key findings. Leadership has a clear vision for improvement focused on excellent and equitable outcomes
How do I enrol my child at St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi)?
Contact the school directly on 07-8638653, email office@wsj.school.nz, or visit www.wsj.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 (Waihi) 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 (Waihi) has 55 students, with an EQI of 447 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Joseph's Catholic School (Waihi) in 2023-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz