Columba College
399 Highgate, Roslyn · Otago & Southland
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #286 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Columba College received a regular ERO review on 6 September 2024. The school demonstrates equitable and excellent student outcomes, with most Year 7 to 10 students achieving at or above curriculum level and Year 11 to 13 students attaining merit or excellence in NCEA. Strategic leadership is embedding improvements to school conditions, curriculum design is broadening to meet diverse learning needs, and student attendance exceeds national targets. Composite score: 85.
Best suited for
Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Roslyn looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Columba College a good school?
Columba College scores 82/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Most Year 7 to 10 students achieving at, above or well above curriculum level across all learning areas
- Year 11, 12 and 13 students achieve very well with most attaining merit or excellence endorsement in NCEA
- Student attendance is above the Ministry of Education's national attendance target
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Score breakdown
6 axes, each scored 0–100 on a national absolute scale. As at 2025.
L1 97% · L2 97% · UE 93% · top quartile of band (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 47% · Te Pūkenga 13% · Industry 0% · below band median (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
97% to Y13 · top 10% of band (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 5.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-3.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · top quartile of band (n=539) · why? ▼ hide
⚠ Insufficient EQI-band peers (n<10) to compute per-axis percentile context. The score above is absolute; treat it as a single-school read rather than a peer comparison.
Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-09-06 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Student outcomes are equitable and excellent, supported by a school culture focused on students reaching their potential
- Strategic leadership is embedding improvements to school conditions that promote student success
- Curriculum design is increasingly broadening to meet students' learning needs and interests
- Organisational conditions are increasingly coherent and support school improvement
- A new principal was appointed in 2023 and is developing and putting in place the school's strategic pastoral, curriculum and cultural priorities
"Strategic leadership is embedding improvements to school conditions that promote student success."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2024–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$7.97M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$65k
Net assets / equity
$0.96M
3 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
97.3%
72 of 74 leavers
-1.0pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
97.3%
72 of 74 leavers
+0.7pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
93.2%
69 of 74 leavers
+6.8pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
97.3%
2024 cohort · 74 students
+0.7pt vs 2023
Discipline (age-standardised, per 1,000 students)
Stand-down = sent home temporarily. Suspension = formal investigation. Exclusion = removed from school. National averages shown for comparison.
Stand-downs · 2024
5.6
4 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 7
- Creative Industries 7
Government funding
Crown funding only (school operations + teacher salaries + property). Excludes locally-raised funds, international fees and trading income — those are in the audited financial report above.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$5.26M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,839
2018
$4.4M
2019
$4.6M
2020
$5.1M
2021
$4.9M
2022
$5.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 18
- Year 02 17
- Year 03 22
- Year 04 24
- Year 05 23
- Year 06 26
- Year 07 57
- Year 08 37
- Year 09 77
- Year 10 75
- Year 11 70
- Year 12 87
- Year 13+ 60
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 77.5%
- Asian 18.5%
- Māori 8.2%
- Pacific 5.2%
- Other / MELAA 4.5%
- International 4.0%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
399 Highgate, Roslyn. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Columba College a good school?
Columba College scores 82/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 25% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-09 review identified 5 key findings. Student outcomes are equitable and excellent, supported by a school culture focused on students reaching their potential
How do I enrol my child at Columba College?
Contact the school directly on 03-467 5188, email admin@columbacollege.school.nz, or visit www.columbacollege.school.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
Columba College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Columba College has 595 students, with an EQI of 391 (lower socio-economic need). It is a primary co-ed/secondary girls-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Columba College in 2024-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 ERO reports are on file in our archive.
Data transparency
Every fact on this page links to its source. We never publish a claim without provenance — read our methodology for the full rules.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- columbacollege.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz