Kāpiti College
Margaret Road, Raumati Beach · Wellington
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #747 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Kāpiti College's board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all seven governance domains. A 2024 board assurance review identified one non-compliance issue regarding workforce safety checking documentation under the Children's Act 2014, which the board has since addressed. The school operates without active Ministry of Education intervention.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Raumati Beach looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Kāpiti College a good school?
Kāpiti College scores 75/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attestation across all required regulatory and legislative domains
- Prompt remediation of identified non-compliance issue
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 92% · L2 87% · UE 63% · near band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 39% · Te Pūkenga 5% · Industry 9% · near band median (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
83% to Y13 · below band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.7/1k · exclusions 0.9/1k · above band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+0.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2024-06 · top quartile of band (n=520) · 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
2024-06-06 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all seven domains: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: school needs to check primary and secondary identity documents for workforce safety checking under Children's Act 2014
- Board has since addressed the identified non-compliance
"As of April 2024, the Kāpiti College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2024. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
92.4%
268 of 290 leavers
-5.8pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
87.2%
253 of 290 leavers
-4.8pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
63.1%
183 of 290 leavers
-7.7pt 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.
83.4%
2024 cohort · 290 students
-4.2pt 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
0.0
· NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.7
2 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.9
2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 27
- Creative Industries 25
- Construction and Infrastructure 10
- Social and Community Services 4
- Primary Industries 1
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
$11.86M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,257
2018
$10.3M
2019
$13.1M
2020
$11.5M
2021
$11.9M
2022
$11.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 289
- Year 10 325
- Year 11 293
- Year 12 288
- Year 13+ 266
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.3%
- Māori 16.5%
- Asian 8.5%
- Other / MELAA 3.7%
- Pacific 3.5%
- International 3.4%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
Margaret Road, Raumati Beach. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Kāpiti College.
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Frequently asked
Is Kāpiti College a good school?
Kāpiti College scores 75/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-06 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all seven domains: Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Kāpiti College?
Contact the school directly on 04-9025121, email wendy.marsh@kc.school.nz, or visit www.kapiticollege.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?
Kāpiti College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Kāpiti College has 1,436 students, with an EQI of 430 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Kāpiti College in 2024-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz