St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)
456 Great North Road, Grey Lynn · Auckland — Central
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Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #157 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) as of 2023-07-05. NZ Gazette notice
In summary
St Joseph's School has a strong sense of community, with school values promoting care, kindness and respect among students and staff. Student achievement and progress are positive, and whānau are supportive of the school. The school currently has a limited statutory manager appointed by the Ministry of Education.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Grey Lynn looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) a good school?
St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attested compliance across Board Administration
- Board attested compliance across Curriculum requirements
- Board attested compliance across Management of Health, Safety and Welfare
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
+40.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
65/100 from ERO review 2023-11 · bottom 10% of band (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): 65/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-11-09 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: accurate records about each aspect of the safety checking process have not been kept (Children's Act 2014)
- Board has taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified
"As of August 2023, the St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.
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
$0.53M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,524
2018
$0.5M
2019
$0.5M
2020
$0.5M
2021
$0.5M
2022
$0.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 11
- Year 02 6
- Year 03 8
- Year 04 10
- Year 05 11
- Year 06 7
- Year 07 6
- Year 08 14
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Pacific 40.8%
- Asian 39.4%
- European/Pākehā 11.3%
- Māori 9.9%
- Other / MELAA 8.5%
Location
456 Great North Road, Grey Lynn. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) a good school?
St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-11 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)?
Contact the school directly on 09-3765456, email office@st-joseph.school.nz, or visit www.st-joseph.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 School (Grey Lynn) 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 School (Grey Lynn) has 71 students, with an EQI of 447 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a primary co-ed/secondary girls-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) in 2023-11, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz