St Joseph's School (Hastings)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 275
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 404 Eastbourne Street East, Akina, Hastings
- Territorial authority
- Hastings District
- Phone
- 06-8787262
- office@stjos.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.stjos.school.nz/
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Hastings · schools in Hawke’s Bay
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.
- Uniform
- Required
Our smart, functional uniform assists students to develop a sense of belonging, and pride in themselves and their school.
- Required
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
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.
- Voluntary donation
- $30 per child, 2026
Attendance Dues are an annual payment per child who attends St Joseph's School Hastings (in 2026 this is $566 per child, plus $30 donation for each child)
- $30 per child, 2026
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 108
- Māori
- 41
- Pacific
- 21
- Asian
- 138
- MELAA
- 12
- 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 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 05 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 39 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 07 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| Year 08 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 135 | 17 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 288 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 08 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 09 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 47 |
| Age 11 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 47 | 24 | 135 | 17 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 288 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
17.1%
| St Joseph's School (Hastings) | 17.1% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 33.6% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 11.6% |
|---|---|
| Male | 22.6% |
| Māori | 132.8% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 12.6% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 28.3% |
| Total | 17.1% |
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
8.2%
| St Joseph's School (Hastings) | 8.2% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 6.2% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 15.1% |
| Māori | 67.4% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 17.8% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 20.6% |
| Total | 8.2% |
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 (Hastings) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Hawke's Bay Region | 3% |
| 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)
- 418
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 31 January 1889
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
- 14 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (14 December 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 14 December 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 275 — 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.
May 2018
184
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 6 September 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 14 December 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 17 months of the Education Review Office and St Joseph’s School (Hastings) 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 (Hastings) is a Catholic state-integrated school in Hastings, for students from Years 1 to 8. The school values and special character are reflected in the mission statement ‘ Learning to love. A love of learning .’
St Joseph’s School (Hastings)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
a broad responsive curriculum is at the heart of all learning
wellbeing is paramount
learn to love God, myself, my neighbour, and my world.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Joseph’s School (Hastings) website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which effective literacy practices in writing, improve and support equitable learning outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to improve the equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners
so learners can access the full curriculum from a strong literacy foundation, as they transition through school
to continue to develop culturally responsive, relational pedagogy and effective literacy practices in teaching and learning programmes.
The school expects to see:
equitable and excellent outcomes in literacy for all learners with accelerated progress for target students
assessment of writing used effectively to inform teaching and learning
improved moderation within a best practice framework
strengthened relationships with whānau to support and promote improved learner outcomes.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal for effective literacy practices in writing to improve learning outcomes:
capability and capacity in internal evaluation and a shared focus on continuous improvement
staff commitment to ongoing professional learning, aligned to the school’s strategic direction to improve in equitable learner outcomes
a professional growth process that supports building capacity and capability for teachers in effective pedagogy.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening assessment for learning through aligning writing assessment and moderation to a best practice model
continuing to build culturally responsive capabilities and effective practice within literacy teaching through targeted professional learning
strengthening reciprocal and learning-centred relationships with whānau to support improved achievement in literacy.
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
14 December 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).