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St Joseph's School (Queenstown)

25 Beetham Street, Queenstown · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 139
EQI 393
Founded 1915
44

Composite score

Developing

C

Below median

Rank #2,118 of scored NZ schools

In summary

St Joseph's School (Queenstown) is a full primary school in Queenstown serving 139 students. A 2023 board assurance review found the board had met all regulatory and legislative requirements, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as met. No composite score was available.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Queenstown looking for a state-funded setting.

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

St Joseph's School (Queenstown) scores 44/100 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 36.3/1k · suspensions 36.7/1k · exclusions 18.8/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=536) · 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: bottom 10% of band (n=536).
0
Trajectory
25%
+6.1% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=534).
58
ERO review
40%
73/100 from ERO review 2023-02 · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=539).
73

⚠ 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): 73/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-02-07 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of December 2022
  • Board Administration requirements met
  • Curriculum requirements met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements met
"As of December 2022, the St Joseph's School (Queenstown) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-02-07 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2017–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 73
0 25 50 75 100 20172023 2017-01-19 · 85/100 2023-02-07 · 73/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.79M

Surplus / (deficit)

$111k

Net assets / equity

$0.23M

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

36.3

3 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

36.7

2 this year · NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

18.8

1 this year · 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

$1.02M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,351

2018

$0.8M

2019

$0.9M

2020

$1.0M

2021

$1.0M

2022

$1.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    15
  • Year 02
    17
  • Year 03
    19
  • Year 04
    20
  • Year 05
    15
  • Year 06
    17
  • Year 07
    20
  • Year 08
    16

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    66.2%
  • Asian
    30.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    8.6%
  • Māori
    5.8%
  • Pacific
    5.8%

Location

25 Beetham Street, Queenstown. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

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

St Joseph's School (Queenstown) scores 44/100 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 2023-02 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of December 2022

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

Contact the school directly on 03-4428224, email office@stjosephsqt.school.nz, or visit www.stjosephsqt.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 (Queenstown) 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 (Queenstown) has 139 students, with an EQI of 393 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Joseph's School (Queenstown) in 2023-02, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 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.

Last updated

7 Feb 2023

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