St Joseph's Catholic School (Takapuna)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 418
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 2 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-4894994
- office@sj.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.sj.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Auckland
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- School day ends
- 2.50 pm
When the bell rings at 2.50 pm the children move quickly to the appropriate pick-up area
- 2.50 pm
- Uniform
- Required
Children may only wear the official school polar fleece top or vest or red shirts with St Joseph’s monogram.
- Required
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- On offer
- SPLASH POLO/FLIPPABALL
SPLASH POLO/FLIPPABALL – 4 Teams, 32 Children
- NETBALL
NETBALL – 8 Teams, 60 Children
- NORTH HARBOUR BASKETBALL
NORTH HARBOUR BASKETBALL – 4 Teams, 35 Children
- inter school athletics
There are opportunities for teams to enter inter school competitions, e.g. inter school athletics, cross country, swimming, rugby, soccer and cricket.
- cross country
There are opportunities for teams to enter inter school competitions, e.g. inter school athletics, cross country, swimming, rugby, soccer and cricket.
- swimming
There are opportunities for teams to enter inter school competitions, e.g. inter school athletics, cross country, swimming, rugby, soccer and cricket.
- rugby
There are opportunities for teams to enter inter school competitions, e.g. inter school athletics, cross country, swimming, rugby, soccer and cricket.
- soccer
There are opportunities for teams to enter inter school competitions, e.g. inter school athletics, cross country, swimming, rugby, soccer and cricket.
- cricket
There are opportunities for teams to enter inter school competitions, e.g. inter school athletics, cross country, swimming, rugby, soccer and cricket.
- Waterwise
Waterwise is a course that develops Y5 and Y6 pupils’ confidence on the water.
- SPLASH POLO/FLIPPABALL
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 118
- Māori
- 15
- Pacific
- 26
- Asian
- 287
- MELAA
- 28
- Other
- 2
- 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 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 77 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 58 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 66 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 78 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 66 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 87 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 17 | 32 | 300 | 34 | 4 | 137 | 0 | 443 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 70 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 68 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 81 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 61 |
| Age 10 | 2 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 91 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 17 | 32 | 300 | 34 | 4 | 137 | 0 | 443 |
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 (Takapuna) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 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 | 0% |
| 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 (Takapuna) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| 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 (Takapuna) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| 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)
- 346
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 16 November 1858
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
- 19 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (19 October 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 19 October 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 418 — 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.
June 2019
411
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 17 July 2019
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 19 October 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 six months of the Education Review Office and St Joseph's Catholic School ( Takapuna ) 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 ( Takapuna ) is a state-integrated school with a diverse community of students in Years 0 to 6. It has a long history of providing Catholic education on Auckland’s North Shore. The school's Mercy Values underpin the vision to “ Love God, love learning and be the best we can be ”.
St Joseph's Catholic School ( Takapuna )’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Kaupapa Whakapono │Special Character: The school encourages and facilitates the development of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and the living of the Mercy Values
Hauora │Wellbeing: A community that is safe, joyful, responsive and future-focused
Ako │Teaching and Learning: Students are thriving, successful, life-long learners, who strive for personal excellence
Whakawhānaungātanga │Community: A community that works together based on our Mercy Values and the principles and practices of mahitahi (working together).
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Joseph's Catholic School ( Takapuna )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how wel l the localised curriculum responds to the needs of all students, enabling them to achieve equitable and excellent outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is the school is working with the Māori Achievement Collaborative to embed culturally responsive practices and seeks to:
reflect the aspirations of Te Mātaiaho / the refreshed NZ Curriculum and Tō Tātou Whakapono / the Religious Education Curriculum for Catholic Schools in Aotearoa
provide authentic learning contexts in which students can take ownership of their learning journey
strengthen learning partnerships with whānau .
The school expects to see:
an embedded culturally responsive pedagogy that is inclusive, collaborative and focused on student progress and achievement
Te Ao Māori is an explicit focus for all learners who will experience deep learning in relation to te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and mātauranga Māori
developing student agency to reflect the aspiration ‘to be the best person I can be.’
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate how wel l the localised curriculum responds to the needs of all students:
strong educational connections with whānau and the local community focused on knowing the learners, their whakapapa and the strengths they bring to the community
collaborative teaching practice centred around a commitment to the profession and ongoing professional learning
leadership which effectively and collaboratively enacts the school’s vision and values and promotes a culture of relational trust.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
further refining the local curriculum to reflect Te Mātaiaho / the refreshed NZ Curriculum, Tō Tātou Whakapono / the Religious Education Curriculum for Catholic Schools in Aotearoa , and the school’s rich whakapapa
continuing to incorporate student, whānau and community voice in the local curriculum design
ongoing professional development to enhance teaching capability in culturally responsive pedagogy.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
19 October 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).