St Joseph’s School (Pleasant Point): Zone, Roll & School Facts

Last updated November 2026

St Joseph’s School is a state-integrated, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 29 Afghan Street, Pleasant Point. It opened in 1927 and had 47 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.

It has no home zone, so any student can apply. The school’s site describes small classes, a special character built on St Mary MacKillop’s values, learning organised around inquiry projects that students help shape, and a Chromebook for each student in Years 5 to 8. It belongs to the Catholic Kāhui Ako and the Rural Schools Association, which gives students more sport with other schools, and Aoraki School Transport Network buses serve routes including Totara Valley, Waitohi, Sutherlands and Kerrytown.

What ERO found

The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from February 2026. ERO noted two changes of principal since its previous review. It found good teaching in reading, writing and maths, with a large majority of students at or above the expected curriculum level in all three, although results are not yet equal across groups and progress in writing had slowed.

Students feel valued and engaged, teachers know them well, learning links to the local environment, and staff have built shared structured literacy practice. ERO also found that only a small majority of students attend regularly, chronic absence is not yet falling, and the school has not yet extended progress for students already working at or above the expected level.

The key priorities are to raise achievement and close the gaps for boys and Māori students in reading, writing and maths, embed consistent teaching and assessment that line up with the New Zealand Curriculum, and put a school-wide attendance plan in place to lift regular attendance.

Read the ERO reports for St Joseph’s School (Pleasant Point)

Enrolling

There is no home zone. Preference goes to children who meet the Catholic criteria, such as being baptised or being prepared for baptism, having a Catholic parent or guardian, or having a family member who commits to supporting their faith.

Children from other families are welcome when places are available, as only a small share of the roll can be non-preference students.

Families apply online and then book an interview with the principal. Preference applicants bring a baptism certificate and a preference certificate from their parish priest, along with the child’s birth certificate or passport and immunisation certificate.

• Enrolment
• Special character
• Uniform

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