# St Joseph's School (Oamaru)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Oamaru

https://www.chch.live/school/3825-st-joseph-s-school-oamaru

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 437

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

## The record
- 36 Usk Street, Oamaru, 9400
- Roll: 149 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1882
- Isolation index 1.21, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Medium urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 44 · Māori 24 · Pacific 20 · Asian 62 · MELAA 9 · Other 3
- Phone: 03-434 8856
- Email: principal@stjoseph.school.nz
- Contact: Sara Hogan-Jones
- Website: http://www.stjoseph.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Te Pākihi o Maru](https://www.chch.live/school/3785-te-pakihi-o-maru), decile 4 · EQI 502
- [Waitaki Girls' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/366-waitaki-girls-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 478
- [Fenwick School](https://www.chch.live/school/3707-fenwick-school), decile 6 · EQI 465
- [Pembroke School (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/3737-pembroke-school-oamaru), decile 3 · EQI 496
- [Oamaru Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/3784-oamaru-intermediate), decile 5 · EQI 477
- [Waitaki Boys' High School](https://www.chch.live/school/365-waitaki-boys-high-school), decile 6 · EQI 477
- [St Kevins College (Oamaru)](https://www.chch.live/school/369-st-kevins-college-oamaru), decile 7 · EQI 447
- [Ardgowan School](https://www.chch.live/school/3704-ardgowan-school), decile 6 · EQI 453

## 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.
- [Oamaru North School](https://www.chch.live/park/752-oamaru-north-school), 97 m to its edge
- [Aln Street Terrace](https://www.chch.live/park/794-aln-street-terrace), 222 m to its edge
- [Glen Warren Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/826-glen-warren-reserve), Reserve · 374 m to its edge
- [Every park on the roll](https://www.chch.live/parks)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-45.092549&lon=170.970448

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 437, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**What is near St Joseph's School (Oamaru)?**

Oamaru North School, Aln Street Terrace, Glen Warren Reserve, green space within 400 m of the school’s point.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=3825 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026