St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn)

Auckland · Auckland Region

Full Primary · State : Integrated · Primary Co-Ed/Secondary Girls · Major urban area

St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) at a glance

St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) is a primary co-ed/secondary girls full primary school in Auckland, within the Auckland Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 76 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 447. The school has been open since 1884.

With 76 students on roll, St Joseph's School (Grey Lynn) is a small school — larger than about 21% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 447, which is 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 largest group is Asian at 55%, with a meaningful Pasifika community at 32.5% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.12 (low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 67.5%

Pasifika 2632.5%

Asian 4455.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 11.3%

Other 22.5%

International 11.3%

European 6 · 7.5%

Pasifika 26 · 32.5%

Asian 44 · 55.0%

Middle Eastern / Latin American / African 1 · 1.3%

Other 2 · 2.5%

International 1 · 1.3%

Total roll recorded: 76 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

76Students on rollLarger than 21% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

447Equity IndexBelow national mean of 463

1.09Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0.12Isolation indexlow isolation

344 · lowest need569 · highest need

School facts

School typeFull Primary
YearsYears 1–8
AuthorityState : Integrated
GenderPrimary Co-Ed/Secondary Girls
SettingMajor urban area
Territorial authorityWaitematā Local Board Area
Education regionTāmaki Herenga Manawa
Regional councilAuckland 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
Opened1884
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaGrey Lynn West
WardWaitematā and Gulf Ward
General electorateMt Albert
Māori electorate—

Location

Auckland Region

Auckland 36.8671° S · 174.7399° E

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Grey Lynn SchoolAuckland · Contributing 0.6 km Kōwhai IntermediateAuckland · Intermediate 1 km Te Uru Karaka Newton Central SchoolAuckland · Contributing 1.2 km Richmond Road SchoolAuckland · Contributing 1.2 km St Paul's College (Ponsonby)Auckland · Secondary (Year 7-15) 1.4 km Mt Albert SchoolAuckland · Contributing 1.4 km

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About this data

School #1493 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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