St Joseph's School

CLIENT: ARCHDIOCESE OF WELLINGTON

SERVICE PROVIDED: INDEPENDENT CERTIFIER / PROJECT MANAGEMENT / QUANTITY SURVEYING

COMPLETION: ONGOING

VALUE: $TBC

Catering for students in Years 1 to 8, St Joseph’s School in Upper Hutt has been educating its community for more than 100 years and has a roll of over 400 students. As part of the Archdiocese of Wellington’s capital works programme, the school is undergoing an ongoing programme of improvements to create modern, functional learning environments for students and staff.

Urban Outcomes has been involved in several stages of work at the school, including improvements to the administration building, staff amenities and bathroom facilities, as well as the delivery of four new classrooms to accommodate the school’s growing roll. Flexible classroom layouts, sliding partitions and a dedicated kitchen for students to develop their cooking skills were incorporated into the design. We also undertook fire reinstatement works to three classrooms and associated spaces following a deliberately lit fire in February 2022.

In 2026, Stage 1 of the school’s main teaching block upgrade was completed, delivering improved classrooms and amenities alongside new STEM learning spaces equipped with woodworking and laser-cutting technologies. These facilities provide students with more opportunities to learn, create and develop practical skills in a modern educational environment. This phase of work also included improvements to the outdoor spaces, designed to support both teaching and play. Stage 2 of the main teaching block upgrade is now underway. Works are being carried out in carefully planned phases to ensure students remain fully accommodated and learning can continue with minimal disruption throughout the upgrade.

Our work at St Joseph’s School forms part of Urban Outcomes’ ongoing partnership with the Archdiocese of Wellington, providing Independent Certifier, Project Management and Quantity Surveying services across its capital works programme. We look forward to continuing to work alongside the Archdiocese and school community as further improvements are delivered.

You can read more about our partnership with the Archdiocese here.