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Marian College

2 Lydia Street, Northcote-Christchurch · Canterbury

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Total roll 411
EQI 426
Founded 1982
77

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #590 of scored NZ schools

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Top 10% in University Entrance Top 25% in NCEA Level 2
Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State-integrated school Girls-only school Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15))

In summary

According to the Board Assurance Review from August 2022, the Board of Trustees attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements, with Board Administration and curriculum requirements confirmed as compliant. No active Ministry of Education intervention is currently in place.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Northcote-Christchurch looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Marian College a good school?

Marian College scores 77/100 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.

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.

How this is computed
Academic
35%
L1 98% · L2 95% · UE 87% · top 10% of band (n=81) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=81).
94
Outcomes
25%
Uni 31% · Te Pūkenga 12% · Industry 2% · below band median (n=77) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=77).
45
Retention
15%
92% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=84) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=84).
92
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 9.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=518) · why?
Composite of stand-downs, suspensions, and exclusions per 1,000 students (lower is better). Formula: standdowns/1k + 2× suspensions/1k + 5× exclusions/1k. Small primary schools with no rows score top of band ("no incidents reported"). Source: Education Counts student engagement. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=518).
91
Trajectory
8%
+4.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=515) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: above band median (n=515).
55
ERO review
5%
84/100 from ERO review 2018-05 · top quartile of band (n=520) · why?
Composite score from the most recent Education Review Office report (Haiku-extracted 0–100 from the published review text). For primary schools this is the heaviest axis (40%) because NCEA-style outcomes data isn't applicable. Source: ERO via Wayback archive. Year: 2018. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=520).
84

⚠ 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): 84/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-08-27 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022
  • Board Administration confirmed compliant
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed compliant
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed compliant
  • Personnel Management confirmed compliant
"As of May 2022, the Marian College Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-08-27 (governance)

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

97.8%

89 of 91 leavers

-2.2pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

94.5%

86 of 91 leavers

-0.7pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

86.8%

79 of 91 leavers

+9.0pt 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.

Education Counts

92.3%

2024 cohort · 91 students

+1.8pt 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.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

9.2

6 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).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 5
  • Creative Industries 2
  • Construction and Infrastructure 1
  • Social and Community Services 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.

Education Counts

Total Crown funding · 2022

$4.17M

Per-student funding · 2022

$10,154

2018

$3.6M

2019

$3.6M

2020

$4.1M

2021

$4.3M

2022

$4.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    90
  • Year 10
    87
  • Year 11
    87
  • Year 12
    81
  • Year 13+
    72

Roll by ethnicity

Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    82.2%
  • Asian
    12.2%
  • Māori
    10.2%
  • Pacific
    9.2%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.7%
  • International
    0.2%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

2 Lydia Street, Northcote-Christchurch. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Marian College a good school?

Marian College scores 77/100 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 2022-08 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of May 2022

How do I enrol my child at Marian College?

Contact the school directly on 03-3858449, email exec@mariancollege.school.nz, or visit www.mariancollege.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?

Marian College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Marian College has 411 students, with an EQI of 426 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a girls school-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Marian College in 2022-08, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 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.

Last updated

27 Aug 2022

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