St Anthony's School (Pahiatua)
24 Wakeman Street, Pahiatua · Wellington
Composite score
Strong
Top 10% in NZ
Rank #166 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Pahiatua looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) a good school?
St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) scores 86/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Strongly embedded school and Gospel values underpin learning and behaviour expectations to support and accelerate learner success
- A learning community of inclusive, respectful and engaged students supported by responsive and highly connected whānau
- A collaborative staff, open to learning and professional growth, committed to continually improving student achievement and wellbeing
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+16.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2018-09 · top quartile of band (n=520) · 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): 84/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-10-10 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Leaders and teachers have identified the need to comprehensively review the teaching of literacy throughout the school
- The school is working to align systems and processes that will embed and sustain a responsive, rich, broad localised curriculum focused on lifting the achievement of all learners
- School and Gospel values are strongly embedded to support and accelerate learner success
- A collaborative staff is open to learning and professional growth, committed to continually improving student achievement and wellbeing
"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the newly developed localised curriculum is implemented so that it continually responds to accelerate the literacy achievement of all students, with particular focus on reading."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2018. Click a point to read that review.
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$0.89M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,383
2018
$0.7M
2019
$0.7M
2020
$0.8M
2021
$0.8M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 13
- Year 02 15
- Year 03 18
- Year 04 9
- Year 05 18
- Year 06 11
- Year 07 20
- Year 08 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 90.0%
- Māori 19.2%
- Asian 6.7%
- Pacific 2.5%
- Other / MELAA 1.7%
Location
24 Wakeman Street, Pahiatua. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Anthony's School (Pahiatua).
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Frequently asked
Is St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) a good school?
St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) scores 86/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2023-10 review identified 4 key findings. Leaders and teachers have identified the need to comprehensively review the teaching of literacy throughout the school
How do I enrol my child at St Anthony's School (Pahiatua)?
Contact the school directly on 06-3768523, email office@stanthony.ac.nz, or visit www.stanthony.ac.nz. For state schools, check your home address against the school's enrolment zone — some schools are in-zone-only.
What are the fees?
St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) has 120 students, with an EQI of 441 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Anthony's School (Pahiatua) in 2023-10, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz