St Joseph's School (New Plymouth)

St Joseph's School (New Plymouth) is a co-educational contributing school in New Plymouth, within the Taranaki Region, operating in the state : integrated sector, with 286 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 384. The school has been open since 1926.

With 286 students on roll, St Joseph's School (New Plymouth) is a medium-sized school — larger than about 59% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 384, 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 79 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

The largest group is European at 56.6%, with a meaningful Asian community at 36.1% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0.94 (high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.