St Joseph's Maori Girls' College
25 Osier Road, Taradale · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,498 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College's 2025 board assurance review found the board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health and safety, personnel management, finance, and assets. Two areas of non-compliance were identified: lack of Police vetting for all appointed personnel and insufficient mathematics teaching time. The board has taken steps to address these areas.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Taradale looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is St Joseph's Maori Girls' College a good school?
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College scores 62/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board has attested compliance across six key regulatory areas
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.
L1 93% · L2 87% · UE 80% · top 10% of band (n=142) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 11% · Te Pūkenga 2% · Industry 0% · above band median (n=123) · why? ▼ hide
87% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=166) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 13.8/1k · suspensions 3.1/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
-14.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=524) · why? ▼ hide
64/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · bottom quartile of band (n=544) · 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): 64/100.
Latest ERO review
2025-02-27 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health/safety/welfare, personnel management, finance, and assets
- Two areas of non-compliance identified: lack of Police vetting for all appointed personnel and insufficient mathematics teaching time (must be 5 hours per week)
- Board has taken steps to address identified areas of non-compliance
"As of January 2025, the St Joseph's Māori Girls' College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2025. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
93.3%
14 of 15 leavers
-0.8pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
86.7%
13 of 15 leavers
+4.3pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
80.0%
12 of 15 leavers
+15.3pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
86.7%
2024 cohort · 15 students
+16.1pt vs 2023
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
13.8
4 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
3.1
1 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 4
- Creative Industries 1
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
$2.63M
Per-student funding · 2022
$16,251
2018
$2.5M
2019
$2.7M
2020
$2.8M
2021
$2.6M
2022
$2.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 14
- Year 08 12
- Year 09 32
- Year 10 48
- Year 11 31
- Year 12 18
- Year 13+ 12
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Māori 98.1%
- European/Pākehā 9.3%
- Pacific 3.1%
Location
25 Osier Road, Taradale. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Joseph's Maori Girls' College.
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78
+16 vs this
Parkside Christian S D A School
Full Primary · 0.9km · 59 roll
90
+28 vs this
Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School
Specialist School · 1.2km · 95 roll
84
+22 vs this
Bledisloe School
Contributing · 1.2km · 311 roll
78
+16 vs this
Taradale School
Contributing · 1.4km · 442 roll
79
+17 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Joseph's Maori Girls' College a good school?
St Joseph's Maori Girls' College scores 62/100 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 2025-02 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across board administration, curriculum, health/safety/welfare, personnel management, finance, and assets
How do I enrol my child at St Joseph's Maori Girls' College?
Contact the school directly on 06-8448461, email stjomaori@sjmgc.school.nz, or visit www.sjmgc.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 Maori Girls' College 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 Maori Girls' College has 162 students, with an EQI of 515 (higher socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Joseph's Maori Girls' College in 2025-02, signed by Sharon Kelly. 5 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz