St Joseph's School (Taihape)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 78
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 27 Rauma Road, Taihape
- Territorial authority
- Rangitikei District
- Phone
- 06-3880531
- office@saintjos.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
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
Students are expected to come to school and return home in the correct school uniform.
- Required
- Getting there
- Buses are provided from country areas and all town children are bussed to and from school; the Sushi Shop in Tui Street is St Joseph's morning bus stop, town buses leave at 8.25 am, children are picked up from school at about 2.45 pm and delivered to the Railway Station at the end of Tui Street at approximately 2.50pm
Buses are provided from country areas and all town children are transported to and from school by bus. The Sushi Shop in Tui Street is the St Joseph’s bus stop in the mornings. The children are picked up from school at about 2.45 pm and delivered to the Railway Station at the end of Tui Street in the afternoons. A teacher is on duty each morning and each afternoon to facilitate safe entry and exit from the buses. The town buses leave at 8.25 am and return at approximately 2.50pm to the Railway Station.
- Buses are provided from country areas and all town children are bussed to and from school; the Sushi Shop in Tui Street is St Joseph's morning bus stop, town buses leave at 8.25 am, children are picked up from school at about 2.45 pm and delivered to the Railway Station at the end of Tui Street at approximately 2.50pm
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 53
- Māori
- 35
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 10
- 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 02 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Year 04 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 07 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Year 08 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 90 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 06 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Age 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 90 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
14.5%
| St Joseph's School (Taihape) | 14.5% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 31.4% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 18.8% |
| Total | 14.5% |
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 (Taihape) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 6.2% |
| 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 (Taihape) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 2.8% |
| 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)
- 435
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Small urban area
- Date opened
- 13 February 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
- 13 May 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board did not attest to all areas (13 May 2024)
Areas the board did not attest to, in ERO’s words: Personnel Management. The report says what that meant and what happened next.
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 same report — the board assurance report of 13 May 2024 — also sets out actions for compliance: the non-compliance ERO identified during that process. This is that section of the report in full, in ERO’s words.
ERO and the board have identified the following areas of non-compliance during the board assurance process:
completion of safety checking of workforce including identity checks and a risk assessment [Sections 25,26 and 27 of Children’s Act 2014, Safety Checks Children’s Workforce].
The board has not yet addressed the areas of non-compliance identified.
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 78 — 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.
February 2017
120
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 24 May 2017
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 13 May 2024 — “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 18 months of the Education Review Office and St Joseph’s School ( Taihape ) 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 is located in Taihape and caters for Year 1 to 8 students. Its main strategic goal is to safeguard and strengthen the Catholic character of the school.
St Joseph’s School ( Taihape ) ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
to develop a safe, inclusive school environment and culture where wellbeing and community partnership are welcomed and strengthened
for students to experience a coherent local curriculum.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Joseph’s School ( Taihape ) ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent to which students being empowered to take control of their own learning, make choices, and actively engage in managing their education is supporting improved learning and wellbeing outcomes.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
strengthen the ways that teachers respond to each learner
provide an education that is student centred
ensure ongoing positive learner outcomes
support students to know about their learning.
The school expects to see improved learning outcomes as teachers support students to become more independent, motivated and responsible for their learning. They will be able to set their own goals, monitor their progress and adapt to different learning contexts.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to assess and enhance the extent to which students are empowered to take control of their own learning, make choices, and actively engage in managing their education.
An inclusive school culture that celebrates diversity and is underpinned by its special character values.
Schoolwide commitment to a student-centred, strengths-based and a values centred curriculum.
Recognition of the importance appropriate teacher professional development.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
strengthening the ways that teachers respond to learners to improve their learning and wellbeing outcomes through targeted strategies
teachers supporting students to be involved in decisions about their learning
implementing a place based learning approach that encourages students to learn in authentic, relevant contexts.
ERO has concerns about
The continuity of professional leadership, staffing and its impact on building teaching capabilities.
The effectiveness of the school curriculum to support improved student learning outcomes.
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
13 May 2024
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).