St Joseph's School (Balclutha)

Balclutha · Otago Region

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Co-Educational · Small urban area

St Joseph's School (Balclutha) at a glance

St Joseph's School (Balclutha) is a co-educational full primary school in Balclutha, within the Otago Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 67 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 410. The school has been open since 1954.

With 67 students on roll, St Joseph's School (Balclutha) is a small school — larger than about 19% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 410, which is well below the national average of 463. A lower Equity Index signals less socio-economic need in the school's community than the national norm. The gap of 53 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The roll is genuinely diverse: no single ethnic group dominates, with European at 44.3% and Asian at 35.7%. Diversity of this kind is common in urban New Zealand schools.

On the isolation index the school scores 1.57 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 3144.3%

Pasifika 811.4%

Asian 2535.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 57.1%

Other 11.4%

European 31 · 44.3%

Pasifika 8 · 11.4%

Asian 25 · 35.7%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 5 · 7.1%

Other 1 · 1.4%

Total roll recorded: 67 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

67Students on rollLarger than 19% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

410Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.23Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

1.57Isolation indexvery high isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderCo-Educational
SettingSmall urban area
Territorial authorityClutha District
Education regionOtago, Southland
Regional councilOtago Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingDay school only
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsDonations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
Opened1954
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaBalclutha South
WardBalclutha Ward
General electorateTaieri
Māori electorate—

Location

Otago Region

Balclutha 46.2408° S · 169.7372° E

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Balclutha SchoolBalclutha · Full Primary 0.4 km South Otago High SchoolBalclutha · Secondary (Year 9-15) 0.9 km Rosebank School (Balclutha)Balclutha · Full Primary 1.1 km Stirling SchoolStirling · Full Primary 3.4 km Warepa SchoolBalclutha · Full Primary 9.4 km Kaitangata SchoolKaitangata · Full Primary 9.9 km

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About this data

School #3826 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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