Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)
45 Colenso Street, Sumner · Canterbury
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #101 of scored NZ schools
Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager
A limited statutory manager has been appointed to Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) as of 2020-01-30. NZ Gazette notice
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Sumner looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) a good school?
Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- The school has maintained consistent levels of achievement over time. Teachers know their learners well and intentionally plan teaching and learning that responds to learners' strengths and needs.
- Leadership builds and sustains high levels of relational trust and effective collaboration at every level of the school community to achieve the strategic vision and improvement goals.
- The school is using a structured approach to literacy to support learner progress and achievement, and the school is well placed to implement structured mathematics practices.
Summary derived from ERO reports + audited financials + MoE records. Every claim links to its source — see data transparency at the bottom of this page.
Latest ERO review
2025-03-03 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Success and progress for all learners is increasing
- Learners benefit from high quality teaching practice that improves progress and achievement in reading, writing and mathematics
- The school needs to ensure a physically and emotionally safe learning environment
- Chronic absence is not yet reducing over time
- Leadership builds and sustains high levels of relational trust and effective collaboration at every level of the school community
"Leadership builds and sustains high levels of relational trust and effective collaboration at every level of the school community to achieve the strategic vision and improvement goals."
Trajectory across review cycles
Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.
Wellbeing findings show a significant decline between reports. The 2021 report emphasized greatly improved relationships and a culture of collaboration and respect, while the 2025 report identifies a key concern: 'The school needs to ensure a physically and emotionally safe learning environment.' Additionally, chronic absence has emerged as a new concern not previously mentioned.
2021-11 → 2025-03 diff source
Both reports affirm the school's sound curriculum foundation and strong teaching practice. The 2021 report noted the curriculum was 'well based on the school values' and provided 'a good foundation,' while the 2025 report emphasizes that teachers now 'intentionally plan teaching and learning that responds to learners' strengths and needs' and benefit from structured approaches to literacy and mathematics, indicating deepened implementation and refinement of the curriculum framework.
2021-11 → 2025-03 diff source
Both reports affirm strong teaching practice, but the 2025 report emphasizes higher quality teaching outcomes more explicitly, noting learners "benefit from high quality teaching practice that improves progress and achievement" and highlighting structured approaches to literacy and mathematics. The 2021 report focused on deliberate and focused teaching within a developing curriculum framework, while the 2025 report shows this has matured into systematic, evidence-based instructional practices with sustained achievement.
2021-11 → 2025-03 diff source
Both reports indicate strong achievement in core subjects, but the 2025 report shows a slight score decline (78 to 75) despite maintaining "consistent levels of achievement over time." The earlier report emphasized that "most students were achieving at or above their expected levels in reading, writing and mathematics," while the later report notes "success and progress for all learners is increasing" with enhanced teaching practices, suggesting sustained rather than improved performance.
2021-11 → 2025-03 diff source
Leadership strengthened from being visible and providing sound professional leadership (2021) to building and sustaining high levels of relational trust and effective collaboration at every level of the school community (2025). The 2025 report emphasizes leadership's role in achieving strategic vision and improvement goals across the entire school community, representing a progression from individual principal visibility to systemic collaborative leadership.
2021-11 → 2025-03 diff source
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Frequently asked
Is Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) a good school?
Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2025-03 review identified 5 key findings. Success and progress for all learners is increasing
How do I enrol my child at Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch)?
Contact the school directly on 03-3265315, email office@ourladystar.school.nz, or visit www.ourladystar.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?
Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) has 109 students, with an EQI of 401 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Our Lady Star of the Sea School (Christchurch) in 2025-03, signed by Sharon Kelly. 2 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
- gazette.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz