St Joseph's School (Pukekohe)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 340
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 94 Seddon Street, Pukekohe
- Territorial authority
- Franklin Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2387745
- stjoesoffice@stjosephs.co.nz
- Website
- http://www.stjosephs.co.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 starts
- 8:45am
school day that begins at 8:45am
- 8:45am
- School day ends
- 2:45pm
Students are dismissed from school at 2:45pm
- 2:45pm
- Uniform
- Required
All children are required to wear the correct uniform at all times.
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3rd February – Thursday 2nd April
| Term 1 2026 | Tuesday 3rd February – Thursday 2nd April
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20th April – Friday 3rd July
| Term 2 2026 | Monday 20th April – Friday 3rd July
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20th July – Friday 25th September
| Term 3 2026 | Monday 20th July – Friday 25th September |
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12th Oct – Tuesday 15th December
| Term 4 2026 | Monday 12th Oct – Tuesday 15th December
- Term 1, 2026: Tuesday 3rd February – Thursday 2nd April
- Getting there
- Bus service run in conjunction with Pukekohe High School for students living further than 3km away; AM drop-off at St Joseph's School, PM shuttle to Pukekohe High School to catch the appropriate bus route
Students that attend St Joseph’s School are able to catch the bus if they live further than 3km away from St Joseph’s School. This bus service is run in conjunction with Pukekohe High School. AM: Students will be dropped off at St Joseph’s School in accordance to the bus schedule below. PM: A shuttle is provided to take students from St Joseph’s school to Pukekohe High School where they will catch the appropriate bus route.
- Bus service run in conjunction with Pukekohe High School for students living further than 3km away; AM drop-off at St Joseph's School, PM shuttle to Pukekohe High School to catch the appropriate bus route
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.
- In their words
- St Joseph’s Catholic School values are: To Love, to Learn, to Lead.
Our Gospel Values St Joseph’s Catholic School values are: To Love, to Learn, to Lead.
- St Joseph’s Catholic School values are: To Love, to Learn, to Lead.
- Special character
- Aligning our school values to the NZ Curriculum as followers of Jesus Christ, St Joseph’s School is committed to holistic education, and the awareness of local, national and global social justice issues, supported by the values and teachings of the Catholic Church.
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
- STEAM Club
STEAM Club – Every Thursday after school a group of students from Years 4-6
- Little Steamers
Little Steamers – This club operates every Thursday after school and is for our Yrs 1-3 students.
- EPro8 Engineering Challenge
EPro8 Engineering Challenge – Each year a number of teams of 4 students from Years 5-6 compete in the Epro8 Challenge
- Pasifika Boys and Girls Performance Groups
Pasifika Boys and Girls Performance Groups – These groups are open to all students in the school and meet weekly with a tutor
- Kapa Haka – Tuakana and Teina groups
Kapa Haka – Tuakana and Teina groups – These groups are open to all students in the school and meet once a week with tutors
- School Singing
School Singing – We have regular school singing fortnightly and participate in school masses and liturgies.
- Mathex
Mathex – each year teams from Years 5-6 compete at the local Franklin Mathex Competition.
- Swimming
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Orienteering
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Basketball
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Soccer
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Netball
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Cross Country
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Tennis
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Golf
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Gymnastics
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Athletics
Sports – Our school competes in a number of events throughout the year – Swimming, Orienteering, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics and Athletics
- Franklin Speech
English – Franklin Speech, Proclaiming the Word and Franklin Writing Competitions
- Proclaiming the Word
English – Franklin Speech, Proclaiming the Word and Franklin Writing Competitions
- Franklin Writing Competitions
English – Franklin Speech, Proclaiming the Word and Franklin Writing Competitions
- Caritas Challenge
Art Competitions – such as the Caritas Challenge
- STEAM Club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 158
- Māori
- 45
- Pacific
- 62
- Asian
- 118
- MELAA
- 23
- Other
- 4
- 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 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 57 |
| Year 02 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 54 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
| Year 04 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 57 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 57 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 61 |
| Year 07 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 41 | 70 | 123 | 21 | 3 | 152 | 0 | 349 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 06 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 55 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
| Age 08 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 59 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 57 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 60 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 41 | 70 | 123 | 21 | 3 | 152 | 0 | 349 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
9.8%
| St Joseph's School (Pukekohe) | 9.8% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 18.6% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 25.9% |
| Total | 9.8% |
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 (Pukekohe) | 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 School (Pukekohe) | 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)
- 427
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1916
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
- 17 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (17 July 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 17 July 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 340 — 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 2016
392
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 5 September 2016
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 17 July 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 14 months of the Education Review Office and St Joseph’s School ( Pukekohe ) 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 ( Pukekohe ) is a state integrated school with special Catholic Character. It provides education for learners in years 1-8. The school’s vision is ‘Excellent Education befitting our Catholic Character’. The school values To Love- Aroha , To Learn- Ako , To Lead- Ārahi , are encompassed in the school’s commitment ‘to be in right relationship with God, with ourselves and others, and with creation’.
St Joseph’s School ( Pukekohe ) strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Hauora
Capability
Agency
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Joseph’s School ( Pukekohe )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which the learning environment promotes and enables learner agency and improves outcomes for all learners.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
the school’s strategic goal for capability is the delivery of quality education that is future focused, reflects teaching as inquiry and encompasses learner agency
teachers and leaders have been strengthening teacher and learner assessment capability and agency for improved learner outcomes
whānau , learners and teachers are sharing their knowledge of learner agency to engage in productive learning conversations.
The school expects to see equitable and excellent outcomes for all learners whose progress and achievement is enhanced by their assessment capability and agency for learning. Teachers and learners will share clear expectations for student-led learning, self-efficacy, growth mind-set and engagement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the extent to which the learning environment promotes and enables agency, and improved outcomes for all learners:
teachers and leaders work collaboratively to design a responsive curriculum which realises learner and community needs and aspirations
culturally responsive teaching contributes to professional relationships focused on the progress, achievement and wellbeing of learners
teachers and leaders engage with and use purposeful evaluation as a resource for improvement and innovation.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening teachers’ use of appropriate assessment that informs individual learning requirements and supports learner agency
further developing curriculum design that builds on best practice in learner agency, and is implemented effectively across the school
continued collaborative and culturally responsive teaching and learning approaches that nurture and support hauora and agency.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
17 July 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 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).