# St Joseph's School (Timaru)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Timaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3533-st-joseph-s-school-timaru

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 7 · Current Equity Index: 403

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 50 Kelvin Street, Timaru, 7910
- Roll: 218 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1939
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.7, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 188 · Māori 24 · Pacific 5 · Asian 28 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 03-6881376
- Email: office@stjosephstimaru.school.nz
- Contact: Amanda O'Brien
- Website: http://www.stjosephstimaru.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- St Joseph's School (Timaru), in force from 2023-04-24 · 711 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Oceanview Heights School](https://www.chch.live/school/2110-oceanview-heights-school), decile 2 · EQI 523
- [Mountainview High School](https://www.chch.live/school/359-mountainview-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 494
- [Grantlea Downs School](https://www.chch.live/school/2111-grantlea-downs-school), decile 5 · EQI 498
- [Craighead Diocesan School](https://www.chch.live/school/357-craighead-diocesan-school), decile 9 · EQI 409
- [Waimataitai School](https://www.chch.live/school/3572-waimataitai-school), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Highfield School](https://www.chch.live/school/3373-highfield-school), decile 7 · EQI 477
- [Bluestone School](https://www.chch.live/school/2113-bluestone-school), decile 5 · EQI 474
- [Timaru Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/360-timaru-boys-high-school), decile 7 · EQI 457

## 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.
- [Arun Street Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/240-arun-st-reserve), 193 m to its edge
- [Marchwiel Park](https://www.chch.live/park/541-marchwiel-park), Sports ground · 269 m to its edge
- [Part Highfield Golf Course](https://www.chch.live/park/241-part-highfield-golf-course), 362 m to its edge
- [Tweedy Park](https://www.chch.live/park/239-tweedy-park), 378 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

## Facilities nearby
Council facilities within 400 m of the point, libraries, pools and centres within walking reach.
- [Marchweil Park Toilets](https://www.chch.live/facility/public-toilet-51), Public toilet · 319 m

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-44.378511&lon=171.225105

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

218 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

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

EQI 403, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 7.

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

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3533 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026