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St Anthony's School (Wanganui)

88 Alma Road, Whanganui · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 101
Founded 1994
31

Composite score

Concern

D

Below median

Rank #2,359 of scored NZ schools

Best suited for

Students all year levels (Year 1-13) in Whanganui looking for an independent setting.

Is St Anthony's School (Wanganui) a good school?

St Anthony's School (Wanganui) scores 31/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Regular review of policies and procedures for student safety
  • Suitable premises meeting registration requirements
  • Appropriate staffing levels and qualifications

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%
no NCEA data
no NCEA data · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts.
Outcomes
25%
no positive destinations reported
no positive destinations reported · 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: 2024.
Retention
15%
0% to Y13 · bottom 10% of band (n=44) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2022. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=44).
0
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.
Trajectory
8%
+4.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (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: below band median (n=77).
55
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2022-08 · 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: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=96).
85

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

Latest ERO review

2022-08-12 · Phil Cowie, Central Region - Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • The school meets all eight criteria for registration as a private school under the Education and Training Act 2020
  • Premises are suitable for the school's operations
  • Staffing is suitable to the age range, curriculum, and school size
  • The school has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students
  • The school has suitable curriculum for teaching, learning, and assessment with details available to parents
"A safe place is one in which risks to student safety are regularly assessed and evaluated with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, harm."
— ERO, 2022-08-12 (safety)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2012–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 201220162022 2012-06-05 · 48/100 2016-06-15 · 80/100 2022-08-12 · 85/100

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

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

0.0%

2022 cohort · — students

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

$0.09M

Per-student funding · 2022

$863

2018

$0.1M

2019

$0.1M

2020

$0.1M

2021

$0.1M

2022

$0.1M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    12
  • Year 02
    7
  • Year 03
    10
  • Year 04
    13
  • Year 05
    14
  • Year 06
    10
  • Year 07
    5
  • Year 08
    4
  • Year 09
    5
  • Year 10
    11
  • Year 11
    7
  • Year 12
    2
  • Year 13+
    3

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    79.2%
  • Asian
    34.7%
  • Māori
    21.8%
  • Pacific
    5.9%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.0%

Location

88 Alma Road, Whanganui. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Anthony's School (Wanganui) a good school?

St Anthony's School (Wanganui) scores 31/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-08 review identified 6 key findings. The school meets all eight criteria for registration as a private school under the Education and Training Act 2020

How do I enrol my child at St Anthony's School (Wanganui)?

Contact the school directly on 06-3443814, email info@sspx.org.nz, or visit www.sspx.org.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 (Wanganui) is a private school. Tuition fees are set by the school — contact them directly for current rates.

What is the roll size?

St Anthony's School (Wanganui) has 101 students. It is a primary co-ed/secondary boys-only school.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Anthony's School (Wanganui) in 2022-08, signed by Phil Cowie. 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

12 Aug 2022

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