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Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

Marsden Avenue, Karori

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Total roll 421
Founded 1878
75

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #749 of scored NZ schools

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Top 10% in NCEA Level 2 Top 10% in University Entrance
Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member Private school Girls-only school Composite (Years 1-13) Reviewed by Joyce Gebbie (24-school portfolio)

In summary

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School meets all eight criteria for registration as a private school under the Education Act 1989. The school has established policies and procedures to provide physically and emotionally safe environments, and maintains an effective annual self-review process for international students with well-considered orientation processes. No composite score is currently available for this school.

Best suited for

Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Karori looking for an independent setting with an established ERO profile.

Is Samuel Marsden Collegiate School a good school?

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School scores 75/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Meets all eight criteria for private school registration
  • Effective annual self-review process for international student pastoral care
  • Well-considered student orientation processes

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 96% · L2 96% · UE 89% · near band median (n=38) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=38).
95
Outcomes
25%
Uni 44% · Te Pūkenga 2% · Industry 0% · near band median (n=36) · 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: near band median (n=36).
46
Retention
15%
96% to Y13 · above band median (n=44) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=44).
96
Wellbeing
12%
no discipline data
no discipline data · 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.
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Trajectory
8%
-14.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=77) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=77).
32
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2015-07 · top quartile of band (n=96) · 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: 2015. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=96).
85

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2021-04-08 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region - Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Samuel Marsden Collegiate School meets all criteria for registration as a private school under the Education Act 1989
  • The school has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students
  • The school's annual self-review process for international students is effective with well-considered orientation processes
  • All international students gain appropriate National Certificate of Educational Achievement qualifications
  • The school has suitable premises, staffing, equipment, curriculum and tuition standards meeting registration criteria
"The school has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students."
— ERO, 2021-04-08 (safety)

Trajectory across review cycles

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

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

96.2%

50 of 52 leavers

-3.8pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

96.2%

50 of 52 leavers

-3.8pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

88.5%

46 of 52 leavers

-7.3pt 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

96.2%

2024 cohort · 52 students

-3.8pt vs 2023

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts
  • Service Industries 6
  • Creative Industries 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

$0.63M

Per-student funding · 2022

$1,495

2018

$0.7M

2019

$0.8M

2020

$0.7M

2021

$0.7M

2022

$0.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    8
  • Year 02
    6
  • Year 03
    12
  • Year 04
    11
  • Year 05
    9
  • Year 06
    27
  • Year 07
    37
  • Year 08
    53
  • Year 09
    47
  • Year 10
    63
  • Year 11
    59
  • Year 12
    44
  • Year 13+
    40

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    68.9%
  • Asian
    29.5%
  • Māori
    3.8%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.6%
  • International
    2.6%
  • Pacific
    1.7%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

ESOL support

partial

Years accepted

Years 1-13

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Location

Marsden Avenue, Karori. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is Samuel Marsden Collegiate School a good school?

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School scores 75/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2021-04 review identified 5 key findings. Samuel Marsden Collegiate School meets all criteria for registration as a private school under the Education Act 1989

How do I enrol my child at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School?

Use the school's enrolment form: https://www.marsden.school/international or call 04-4768707.

What are the fees?

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School is a private school. Tuition fees are set by the school — contact them directly for current rates.

What is the roll size?

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School has 421 students. It is a girls school-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in 2021-04, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 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.

Last updated

8 Apr 2021

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  • schoolsdata.co.nz
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