St Joseph's School (Invercargill)
70 Eye Street, Invercargill · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #423 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Joseph's School received a Te Ara Huarau review in June 2023. The school has established a strong culture of care and effective teaching, with rigorous monitoring of student achievement in foundational learning. School leadership maintains relational trust and supports continuous improvement. The school's composite score is 83.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Invercargill looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Joseph's School (Invercargill) a good school?
St Joseph's School (Invercargill) scores 80/100 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.
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 13.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · above band median (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+12.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
83/100 from ERO review 2023-06 · top quartile of band (n=406) · 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): 83/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-06-13 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory and legislative requirements
"As of May 2023, the St Joseph's School (Invercargill) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2023. 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
13.6
1 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.24M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,948
2018
$1.0M
2019
$1.0M
2020
$1.2M
2021
$1.3M
2022
$1.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 18
- Year 02 31
- Year 03 25
- Year 04 24
- Year 05 31
- Year 06 33
- Year 07 11
- Year 08 2
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 49.4%
- European/Pākehā 31.5%
- Māori 14.6%
- Pacific 14.6%
- Other / MELAA 2.2%
Location
70 Eye Street, Invercargill. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Joseph's School (Invercargill).
Invercargill Middle School
Contributing · 0.7km · 173 roll
38
-42 vs this
Southland Girls' High School
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 1km · 1,063 roll
75
-5 vs this
Invercargill Activity Centre
Activity Centre · 1.8km · roll n/a
91
+11 vs this
St John's Girls' School (Invercargill)
Full Primary · 2km · 139 roll
81
+1 vs this
New River Primary
Contributing · 2.1km · 233 roll
43
-37 vs this
Fernworth Primary School
Contributing · 2.2km · 262 roll
46
-34 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Joseph's School (Invercargill) a good school?
St Joseph's School (Invercargill) scores 80/100 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 2023-06 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
How do I enrol my child at St Joseph's School (Invercargill)?
Contact the school directly on 03-2186574, email stjosephinv@xtra.co.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 (Invercargill) 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 (Invercargill) has 178 students, with an EQI of 465 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Joseph's School (Invercargill) in 2023-06, 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz