St Joseph's School (Balclutha)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 67
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 18 Stewart Street, Balclutha
- Territorial authority
- Clutha District
- Phone
- 03-4182548
- office@stjosbalclutha.school.nz
- Website
- not reported
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Otago
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 31
- Māori
- 3
- Pacific
- 8
- Asian
- 25
- MELAA
- 5
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 03 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Year 04 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 66 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 09 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 66 |
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 School (Balclutha) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 36.8% |
| 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 | 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 School (Balclutha) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 4.6% |
| 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 | 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 School (Balclutha) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Otago Region | 2% |
| 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 | 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)
- 410
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1954
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
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 14 December 2022
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 December 2022)
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 14 December 2022 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 67 — 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 2015
60
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 August 2015
March 2012
66
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 May 2012
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 14 December 2022 — “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 15 months of the Education Review Office and St Joseph’s School (Balclutha) 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 School in Balclutha is a small, special-character Catholic school providing education for students from Years 1 to 8. Students come from diverse cultural backgrounds, and several are English language learners.
St Joseph’s School (Balclutha)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
build teachers’ knowledge and understandings of current assessment practices and how to best use the results, particularly in reading
lift the achievement of some students in reading, writing and mathematics so that all children are working within their appropriate curriculum level.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Joseph’s School (Balclutha)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the reading programme is taught and assessed. ERO is also supporting the staff to build their understanding and implementation of effective evaluation.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school already had a focus on building consistency in assessment so that teachers could better identify students’ specific needs in reading and how best to address them
currently there are several students who are learning English as a second language and who need extra support to succeed in literacy
teachers, leaders and trustees acknowledge they need to better understand and implement effective internal evaluation.
The school expects to see:
students and teachers having a positive attitude towards assessment and understanding it is fundamental to learning
students who need to, making accelerated progress in reading
teachers confidently evaluating their teaching practice and the impact on students’ learning
teachers using valid information to make informed decisions for improving students’ outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support it in its goal for students to succeed in literacy and for teachers to effectively use assessment information:
a strong culture of care and respect in a family-like environment which supports learning-centred partnerships
positive relationships amongst staff who work collaboratively for the benefit of all students and where strengths of staff are well used to build teachers’ practice
staff who are open to new learning and who are prepared to trial new approaches to help students succeed.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
embedding consistent assessment practice that supports students to learn at an appropriate level
embedding and implementing consistent internal evaluation across the school and in all learning areas so teachers know and can respond to the impact of teaching and programmes on students’ learning.
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.
Dr Lesley Patterson Director Review and Improvement Services (Southern) Southern Region | Te Tai Tini
14 December 2022
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 4 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).