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Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)

40 Spencer Street, Addington · Canterbury

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Total roll 189
EQI 404
Founded 1877
78

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #571 of scored NZ schools

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Surplus in 2022 Holidays Act compliance disclosure State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) Reviewed by Lesley Patterson (11-school portfolio)

In summary

Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) is a full primary school in Addington serving 189 students. The Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements in board administration, curriculum, and health, safety and welfare management as of the August 2023 board assurance review. No composite score is available.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Addington looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) a good school?

Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) scores 78/100 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

  • Children are at the forefront of decision making and faith is the cornerstone of the 'Sacred Heart Way', encompassed by the school's strongly embedded values
  • The expertise of the leadership team, committed to growing the NPDL philosophy and approach across the breadth and depth of the localised curriculum
  • Active involvement in the Kahukura Community of Practice, underpinned by a strong research base

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=536) · 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=536).
100
Trajectory
25%
+0.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: near band median (n=534).
50
ERO review
40%
76/100 from ERO review 2018-01 · below band median (n=539) · 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: below band median (n=539).
76

⚠ 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): 76/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-08-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Children are at the forefront of decision making and faith is the cornerstone of the 'Sacred Heart Way'
  • The school is implementing New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NPDL) to enhance curriculum design and teaching practices
  • Leadership team is committed to growing the NPDL philosophy across Years 1-8
  • School is actively involved in the Kahukura Community of Practice with strong research base
  • Strategic priorities promote five values: ngākau aroha, ngākau whakapuke, ngākau whakaute, ngākau tapatahi, and ngākau pono
"engaged, confident, connected children who exemplify the school's 'Six Cs' (character, citizenship, collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking), showing agency in activating their learning"
— ERO, 2023-08-07 (wellbeing)

Trajectory across review cycles

Year-over-year change per dimension based on consecutive ERO reviews.

Audited financials

Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$1.67M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$46k

Net assets / equity

$0.73M

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

$1.32M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,010

2018

$1.1M

2019

$1.1M

2020

$1.1M

2021

$1.2M

2022

$1.3M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    21
  • Year 02
    28
  • Year 03
    24
  • Year 04
    21
  • Year 05
    25
  • Year 06
    20
  • Year 07
    25
  • Year 08
    16

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    65.6%
  • European/Pākehā
    23.8%
  • Pacific
    14.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.3%
  • Māori
    1.6%

Location

40 Spencer Street, Addington. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) a good school?

Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) scores 78/100 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 2023-08 review identified 5 key findings. Children are at the forefront of decision making and faith is the cornerstone of the 'Sacred Heart Way'

How do I enrol my child at Sacred Heart School (Christchurch)?

Contact the school directly on 03-3383247, email principal@sacredheartchch.school.nz, or visit www.sacredheartchch.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 School (Christchurch) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) has 189 students, with an EQI of 404 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Sacred Heart School (Christchurch) in 2023-08, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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

7 Aug 2023

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