Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth)
9 Pukaka Street, Fitzroy · Taranaki & Manawatū
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #373 of scored NZ schools
In summary
Sacred Heart Girls' College's most recent ERO board assurance review (February 2025) found the board has attested to compliance in board administration, curriculum, health and safety, welfare, personnel management, finance, and assets. However, non-compliance was identified in consultation with the Māori community on policies and plans for improving Māori student progress, and in reporting to the school community on Māori student progress and achievement against targets.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Fitzroy looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) a good school?
Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) scores 80/100 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
- Board has attested to compliance across six key regulatory areas including curriculum and health/safety/welfare management
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 95% · L2 91% · UE 75% · below band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 49% · Te Pūkenga 12% · Industry 4% · near band median (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
91% to Y13 · below band median (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 11.6/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+1.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2025-02 · 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
2025-02-05 · Sharon Kelly, ERO
- Board has attested to compliance in Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- Non-compliance identified: consultation with Māori community on policies and plans for improving Māori student progress and achievement has not been held
- Non-compliance identified: reporting to school community on progress and achievement of Māori students against plans and targets has not been carried out
- Non-compliance identified: consultation with school community on health curriculum statement delivery has not been undertaken in the required two-year cycle
- Board has taken steps to address identified areas of non-compliance
"The board has since taken steps to address the areas of non-compliance identified."
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2023–2025. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$8.89M
Surplus / (deficit)
$228k
Net assets / equity
$1.31M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
94.9%
93 of 98 leavers
-4.2pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
90.8%
89 of 98 leavers
-1.8pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
74.5%
73 of 98 leavers
+4.1pt 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.
90.8%
2024 cohort · 98 students
+1.0pt 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
11.6
13 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 3
- Creative Industries 2
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
$6.46M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,913
2018
$5.2M
2019
$5.3M
2020
$6.0M
2021
$6.2M
2022
$6.5M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 96
- Year 08 96
- Year 09 121
- Year 10 114
- Year 11 103
- Year 12 112
- Year 13+ 99
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 83.0%
- Māori 17.2%
- Asian 9.9%
- Other / MELAA 4.4%
- Pacific 3.3%
- International 0.3%
Location
9 Pukaka Street, Fitzroy. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth).
St John Bosco School (New Plymouth)
Contributing · 0.2km · 275 roll
77
-3 vs this
Fitzroy School
Contributing · 0.5km · 438 roll
81
+1 vs this
New Plymouth Girls' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.7km · 1,302 roll
67
-13 vs this
Merrilands School
Contributing · 1.2km · 152 roll
34
-46 vs this
New Plymouth Boys' High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.7km · 1,442 roll
68
-12 vs this
Central School Te Kura Waenga O Ngāmotu
Contributing · 2.1km · 270 roll
76
-4 vs this
Frequently asked
Is Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) a good school?
Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) scores 80/100 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 2025-02 review identified 5 key findings. Board has attested to compliance in Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth)?
Contact the school directly on 06-7585023, email admin@shgcnp.school.nz, or visit www.shgcnp.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?
Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) has 725 students, with an EQI of 414 (lower socio-economic need). It is a girls school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Sacred Heart Girls' College (N Plymouth) in 2025-02, signed by Sharon Kelly. 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
- shgcnp.ibcdn.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz