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St Joseph's School (Papanui)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Papanui, Christchurch

448 students on the roll in Papanui · EQI 395 · an enrolment scheme in place.

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Its rating

Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 395. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from — they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 4 Vagues Road, Papanui, Christchurch, 8052 — the street’s record
  • Its suburb: Papanui — the suburb’s own record
  • Roll: 448 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations may be requested
  • Opened 1879
  • An enrolment scheme is in place.
  • Isolation index 0.18 — the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Cohort entry: Yes
  • Phone: 03-3528779
  • Email: office@stjopapa.school.nz
  • Contact: Aaron Richards
  • Website: stjopapa.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 268 · 60%
Māori 23 · 5%
Pacific 18 · 4%
Asian 162 · 36%
MELAA 17 · 4%
Other 2 · 0%
International 14 · 3%

Students may identify with more than one group — the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Enrolment zone

  • St Joseph's School (Papanui) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 100 km²

It covers: Belfast, Bishopdale, Casebrook, Christchurch Airport, Coutts Island, Harewood, Marshland, Northcote, Northwood, Papanui, Redwood — and the fringes of Burnside, Kainga, Mairehau, McLeans Island, Ouruhia.

Indicative only — the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.

Other schools near here

The green nearby

Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a school on a big reserve’s edge still counts.

The bus stop

The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the school’s pin, not its gate.

  • Main North Rd near Meadow St — 53 m · routes 1, 27, 95, 107, 125, Oc

The reports nearby

314 reports pinned within 250 m of the school’s point — most often Graffiti & vandalism and Water & drains, 240 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the school.

Under the ground

The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the school’s ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings.

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is St Joseph's School (Papanui)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational — in Papanui.

How many students does St Joseph's School (Papanui) have?

448 on the roll at September 2026 — the Ministry of Education’s count.

What is St Joseph's School (Papanui)'s Equity Index?

EQI 395 — its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

Does St Joseph's School (Papanui) have an enrolment zone?

1 zone polygon on record — it covers Belfast, Bishopdale, Casebrook and 8 more suburbs (+ fringes). The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.