# St Mary's School (Wanganui)

**Type:** Full Primary (State : Integrated)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 30 London Street, Whanganui  
**Region:** Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū  
**Total roll:** 258  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 469  
**Founded:** 1988  
**Website:** <http://www.stmarys.ac.nz>  

## Latest ERO review (2024-12-06)

**Author:** Shelley Booysen, ERO  
**Composite score:** 73/100  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/2454/st-marys-school-wanganui#report-32035>

### Key findings
- Outcomes for learners show continuous improvement over time
- Most learners in mathematics and reading, and a majority of learners in writing, achieve at or above the expected curriculum levels
- Achieving equity for groups of learners, particularly for Māori and Pacific students in writing, remains a priority
- Leaders increasingly build a collaborative teaching culture committed to high quality teaching and equitable outcomes for learners
- A majority of students attend school regularly, but not yet meeting the Ministry of Education target

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Leaders increasingly build a collaborative teaching culture committed to high quality teaching and equitable outcomes for learners."_ — ERO, 2024-12-06 (leadership)

> _"Teachers know students well and work together to provide purposeful, well-paced learning opportunities for all learners to engage, inquiry and apply new learning."_ — ERO, 2024-12-06 (curriculum)

> _"Most learners in mathematics and reading, and a majority of learners in writing, achieve at or above the expected curriculum levels."_ — ERO, 2024-12-06 (achievement)

## Tags

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

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/st-marys-school-wanganui/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/st-marys-school-wanganui/ero-history.md>

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