Yesterday it was Market Day and the tables were surrounded with delicious, yummy treats. Olivia and I were trying to sell the yummy donuts with chocolate icing and different coloured sprinkles. But first I had [...]

A Little Bit More of our History "In 1941, roll numbers climbed suddenly to 154 and teachers were again hard pressed.  Sister Mary Rose had 37 in the Primers (Years 1 & 2), Sister Mary [...]

  A breakdown of the money collected on Market Day. This money has been donated to the following organisations. Each class or group of  classes nominated a particular charity for whom they would raise money. [...]

We have come to the end of a long and productive term and the children and their teachers will relish a well-earned break so that they come back refreshed and renewed all ready for "full [...]

Rooms 5 and 6 have been learning about carrying on Jesus' mission of service for R.E.  We thought that one way of carrying out our mission could be to show the people in our lives [...]

After day pupils were admitted in 1930, the roll continued to rise slowly. By 1935, it had reached 91 and two years later climbed to 114. There were 4 teachers then, including Sister Mary Berchmans, [...]

  Nina, Carl and Tanya, year 6's with little helpers and plenty of inspiration from Mrs Dunne create a spring daffodil display in the office of the school. Walking through the area makes you think [...]

From 1894 onwards, St Joseph’s School pupils were mainly  boys from the Orphanage -some orphans, some from broken homes and some boys who had been picked up on the streets by the police. There were also a [...]

Mercy Values Tika – Justice                   Pono – Truth                        Aroha – Compassion Manaakitanga – Hospitality                   Tapu – Respect (for our Environment) These values are interwoven in all we try to do here at school. Like with everything [...]