# St Francis of Assisi Catholic School

**Type:** Full Primary (State : Integrated)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 370 Innes Road, Mairehau, Christchurch  
**Region:** Canterbury, Chatham Islands  
**Total roll:** 467  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 408  
**Founded:** 2016  
**Website:** <http://www.stfrancischch.school.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2025-03-26)

**Author:** Sharon Kelly, ERO  
**Composite score:** 78/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/738/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-school#report-32661>

### Key findings
- Learners are engaged, express a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging, interacting positively with each other and staff
- Capable and effective leadership is research based and data driven, resulting in strategic goals that are carefully set and closely monitored
- Board and leaders have strategically allocated resources and time to prepare for curriculum change as early adopters of structured, explicit teaching practices in reading, writing and maths
- Curriculum opportunities for learners are rich and diverse, strongly connected to the special character and cultural narrative of the school
- A large majority of learners in reading meet or exceed the expected curriculum level with results becoming more equitable for all groups

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Learners are engaged, express a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging, interacting positively with each other and staff."_ — ERO, 2025-03-26 (wellbeing)

> _"Capable and effective leadership is research based, and data driven, resulting in strategic goals that are carefully set and closely monitored to assist learner progress and achievement while supporting learner wellbeing."_ — ERO, 2025-03-26 (leadership)

> _"Curriculum opportunities for learners are rich and diverse, strongly connected to the special character and cultural narrative of the school."_ — ERO, 2025-03-26 (curriculum)

## Tags

`state_integrated` · `state_integrated_catholic` · `coeducational` · `full_primary_1_8` · `reviewed_by_prolific_director`

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