# Queen Elizabeth College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 7-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North  
**Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū  
**Total roll:** 359  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 556  
**Founded:** 1906  
**Website:** <http://www.qec.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2024-06-06)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Composite score:** 70/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/201/queen-elizabeth-college#report-30738>

### Key findings
- Identified issues around consistency of attendance affecting student achievement
- Low achievement across all levels, often related to attendance
- Identified need to increase whānau support for attendance and learning
- School has comprehensive pastoral network and existing targeted attendance initiatives including Year 10 programme

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Māori students will enjoy educational success as Māori"_ — ERO, 2024-06-06 (equity)

> _"a review of the curriculum to bring about a more responsive and student-centred curriculum"_ — ERO, 2024-06-06 (curriculum)

> _"Te Whare Pikiora centre providing a responsive approach to health and wellbeing"_ — ERO, 2024-06-06 (wellbeing)

## Audited financials (year ended 2023)

- **Total revenue:** $6.51M
- **Surplus/(deficit):** +$57,373
- **Net assets/equity:** $1.13M
- **Audit opinion:** n/a
- **Source:** <https://qec.school.nz/images/downloads/Queen%20Elizabeth%20College%20Audited%20Financial%20Statements%202023.pdf>

## International student programme

- **Annual tuition:** NZ$16,500
- **ESOL support:** partial
- **Year groups accepted:** Years 9-13
- **SIEBA member:** yes
- **Source:** <https://qec.school.nz/images/international/downloads/INTERNATIONAL%20STUDENT%20TUITION%20FEES%20-%202026%20-%20FINAL.pdf>

## Tags

`accepts_international_students` · `sieba_member` · `surplus_latest_year` · `holidays_act_disclosure_open` · `state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_high_need` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/queen-elizabeth-college/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/queen-elizabeth-college/ero-history.md>

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