# St Joseph's School (Papanui) Full Primary · State : Integrated · Papanui, Christchurch https://www.chch.live/school/3531-st-joseph-s-school-papanui ## 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 - 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 - Cohort entry: Yes - Roll by ethnicity: European 268 · Māori 23 · Pacific 18 · Asian 162 · MELAA 17 · Other 2 · International 14 - Phone: 03-3528779 - Email: office@stjopapa.school.nz - Contact: Aaron Richards - Website: http://www.stjopapa.school.nz - Street record: https://www.chch.live/street/papanui/vagues-road - Suburb record: https://www.chch.live/papanui ## Enrolment zone - St Joseph's School (Papanui) — in force from 2026-01-01 · 100 km² - 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.* ## Other schools near here - [Marian College](https://www.chch.live/school/343-marian-college) — decile 8 · EQI 426 - [Papanui Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3466-papanui-primary-school) — decile 6 · EQI 452 - [St Bede's College](https://www.chch.live/school/315-st-bede-s-college) — decile 9 · EQI 415 - [Papanui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/316-papanui-high-school) — decile 7 · EQI 461 - [Te Kura o Matarangi - Northcote School](https://www.chch.live/school/3449-te-kura-o-matarangi-northcote-school) — decile 3 · EQI 533 - [Casebrook Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3309-casebrook-intermediate) — decile 6 · EQI 466 - [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) — decile 5 · EQI 435 - [Paparoa Street School](https://www.chch.live/school/3467-paparoa-street-school) — decile 10 · EQI 398 ## The green nearby Parks whose drawn outline sits within 400 m — measured to the outline itself, so a spot on a big reserve’s edge still counts. - [Withers Family Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1162-withers-family-park) — 50 m to its edge - [Papanui Pool Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1529-papanui-pool-reserve) — Sports ground · 250 m to its edge - [Ramore Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/955-ramore-reserve) — 271 m to its edge - [Shearer Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1160-shearer-playground) — 371 m to its edge - [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks) ## The bus stop The nearest stop the Metro map carries — measured to the pin, not the 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 point — a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/9023819) — 567 Cranford Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9011961) — 147C Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Pavement - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8985271) — 1 Apollo Place, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8952593) — Main North Rd near Vagues Rd, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Water General](https://www.chch.live/report/8935094) — 113 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/report/8915833) — 4 Meadow Street, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8774629) — Main North Rd near Vagues Rd, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/8492373) — 147 Main North Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8486275) — Main North Rd near Meadow St, Canterbury Region 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8486265) — Main North Rd near Meadow St, Canterbury Region 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8486246) — Main North Rd near Meadow St, Canterbury Region 8052, New Zealand - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8486235) — 144 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052, New Zealand ## Under the ground The plans and surveys the site keeps, asked once of the ground — footprints and plan maps, not engineering findings. - [On the plan’s flood map](https://www.chch.live/flood-hazard) — Lower Styx River — the managed reach - [The liquefaction model grades it “Medium Liquefaction Vulnerability”](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability) — the 2019 screening study What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.488673&lon=172.614444 ## 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. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3531 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026