# Chilton Saint James School

**Type:** Composite (Private : Fully Registered)  
**Gender:** Girls School  
**Address:** 124 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt  
**Region:** Wellington  
**Total roll:** 251  
**Founded:** 1918  
**Website:** <http://www.chilton.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2023-09-11)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Composite score:** 80/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/263/chilton-saint-james-school#report-28887>

### Key findings
- The school meets all criteria for registration as a private school under the Education and Training Act 2020
- Premises, staffing, and equipment are suitable for the school's curriculum and student age range
- The school has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students
- The school is a signatory provider to the Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016
- A caring, personalised pastoral and academic programme is in place to support individual needs

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"A safe place is one in which risks to student safety are regularly assessed and evaluated with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, harm. A safe place is one where clear policies exist and are acted upon to eliminate or minimise harm."_ — ERO, 2023-09-11 (safety)

> _"The school has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students."_ — ERO, 2023-09-11 (safety)

> _"A caring, personalised pastoral and academic programme is in place to support individual needs. Parents are well informed and involved in decision making about student progress and achievement goals."_ — ERO, 2023-09-11 (wellbeing)

## International student programme

- **Year groups accepted:** all age groups
- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://chilton.school.nz/international-and-homestay/>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `consistent_excellence` · `private_school` · `single_sex_girls` · `composite_year_1_13` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/chilton-saint-james-school/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/chilton-saint-james-school/ero-history.md>

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