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St Joseph's School (Balclutha)

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Balclutha

67 students on the roll · EQI 410.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 5. Current Equity Index: 410. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 18 Stewart Street, Balclutha, 9230
  • Roll: 67 (September 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1954
  • Isolation index 1.57, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Small urban area
  • Phone: 03-4182548
  • Email: office@stjosbalclutha.school.nz
  • Contact: Annette O'Mahony

Who the roll is

European 31 · 46%
Māori 2 · 3%
Pacific 8 · 12%
Asian 25 · 37%
MELAA 5 · 7%
Other 1 · 1%

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

Other schools near here

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 (Balclutha)?

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 410, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 5.

Where is St Joseph's School (Balclutha)?

18 Stewart Street, , Balclutha. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.