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Pompallier Catholic School

23 Dominion Road, Kaitaia · Northland

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Total roll 167
EQI 462
Founded 1958
88

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 5% in NZ

Rank #100 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8)

In summary

Pompallier Catholic School's Board of Trustees attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2023, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed in the May 2023 board assurance review. No composite score was assigned in this review type.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Kaitaia looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is Pompallier Catholic School a good school?

Pompallier Catholic School scores 88/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% 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
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=404) · 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: top 10% of band (n=404).
100
Trajectory
25%
+20.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=403) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=403).
76
ERO review
40%
85/100 from ERO review 2016-12 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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: 2016. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=406).
85

⚠ 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

2023-05-17 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2023
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"the Pompallier Catholic School Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-05-17 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2016. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 20132016 2013-12-18 · 85/100 2016-12-09 · 85/100

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

0.0

· NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~5

Exclusions · 2024

0.0

· NZ avg ~1.5

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

$1.16M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,967

2018

$0.8M

2019

$0.9M

2020

$1.0M

2021

$1.0M

2022

$1.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    25
  • Year 02
    14
  • Year 03
    16
  • Year 04
    22
  • Year 05
    20
  • Year 06
    21
  • Year 07
    19
  • Year 08
    20

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    48.5%
  • Māori
    43.7%
  • Asian
    21.6%
  • Pacific
    10.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.6%

Location

23 Dominion Road, Kaitaia. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Pompallier Catholic School a good school?

Pompallier Catholic School scores 88/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of September 2023

How do I enrol my child at Pompallier Catholic School?

Contact the school directly on 09-4082650, email office@pompallierprimary.school.nz, or visit www.pompallierprimary.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?

Pompallier Catholic School is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Pompallier Catholic School has 167 students, with an EQI of 462 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Pompallier Catholic School in 2023-05, 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.

Last updated

17 May 2023

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