St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 51
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 200 Normanby Road, Paeroa
- Territorial authority
- Hauraki District
- Phone
- 07-8628994
- office@stjpaeroa.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 33
- Māori
- 10
- Pacific
- 3
- Asian
- 14
- MELAA
- 1
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 02 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 07 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Year 08 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 58 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 06 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 58 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Joseph's Catholic School (Paeroa) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | Not available (source marker: "nd") |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 444
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 22 April 1900
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 29 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (29 June 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 29 June 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 51 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
October 2018
84
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 6 December 2018
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 29 June 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 24 months of the Education Review Office and St Joseph’s Catholic School ( Paeroa ) working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
St Joseph’s Catholic School ( Paeroa ) is located in the rural Waikato township of Paeroa within the boundaries of the iwi of Pare Hauraki . It provides education for students in Years 1 to 8. The current principal was appointed in late 2021.
St Joseph’s Catholic School ( Paeroa )’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to show our faith in action
to reimagine a responsive curriculum where every person can see themselves as active contributors
to use learner agency effectively to accelerate learning in relation to the expected achievement levels of The New Zealand Curriculum .
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Joseph’s Catholic School ( Paeroa )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well they are using learning progressions as a basis for accelerating the progress of those learners at risk of not achieving.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to continue to reduce disparities in achievement for groups of students in the school
to continue to strengthen teacher capacity to identify and respond to student learning needs.
The school expects to see:
an improvement in the number of students who are at risk of under achieving through making accelerated progress
a lift in the overall numbers of students achieving at or above the curriculum expectation.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how well they are accelerating the progress of those learners at risk of not achieving:
A positive and inclusive culture for learning underpinned by the school’s strong Catholic character.
Systems and processes are in place to promote an agentic approach to learning.
Learners show social and emotional competence and confidence.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
collating resources to support the teaching and learning of progressions in literacy
using the progressions to report to parents, and include the use of progressions in learner-led conferences
reviewing the way accelerated progress is measured and adjust planning accordingly.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
29 June 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 3 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).