St Bernadette's School (Hornby)
74 Hei Hei Road, Hornby · Canterbury
Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #323 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Bernadette's School (Hornby) is a full primary school in Hornby, Christchurch. The Board's February 2024 assurance review confirmed that regulatory and legislative requirements were met as of March 2023, along with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements. A composite score was not available at the time of this profile.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Hornby looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Bernadette's School (Hornby) a good school?
St Bernadette's School (Hornby) scores 82/100 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
- The Catholic character of the school draws people together
- A common practice model that values culturally responsive relationships around learning has been implemented
- Senior leadership have developed a five-week transition to school programme for preschoolers and their whānau (Kia Puawai)
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 35.2/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+49.5% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2019-11 · 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-02-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- The Catholic character of the school draws people together as a unifying force
- The school has implemented a common practice model that values culturally responsive relationships around learning
- A five-week transition programme (Kia Puawai) supports preschoolers and whānau with connections and successful transitions
- Tuakana teina opportunities throughout the school support younger ākonga development and responsibility
"Senior leadership have developed a five-week transition to school programme for preschoolers and their whānau (Kia Puawai) which supports parents and their children to 'find out more' about school, to make connections with other whānau and to support successful transitions to school."
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
35.2
3 this year · 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
$0.95M
Per-student funding · 2022
$5,540
2018
$0.8M
2019
$0.9M
2020
$1.0M
2021
$0.9M
2022
$0.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 30
- Year 02 16
- Year 03 23
- Year 04 22
- Year 05 20
- Year 06 18
- Year 07 24
- Year 08 13
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 62.0%
- European/Pākehā 23.4%
- Pacific 19.9%
- Māori 5.3%
- Other / MELAA 3.5%
Location
74 Hei Hei Road, Hornby. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Bernadette's School (Hornby).
Hornby High School
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 0.6km · 994 roll
56
-26 vs this
Hornby Primary School
Contributing · 0.6km · 273 roll
71
-11 vs this
Gilberthorpe School
Contributing · 0.8km · 243 roll
50
-32 vs this
Te Manu Tukutuku South Hornby School
Contributing · 1.5km · 295 roll
44
-38 vs this
Te Parito Kōwhai Russley School
Full Primary · 2.3km · 460 roll
73
-9 vs this
St Thomas of Canterbury College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · 2.5km · 683 roll
80
-2 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Bernadette's School (Hornby) a good school?
St Bernadette's School (Hornby) scores 82/100 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 2024-02 review identified 4 key findings. The Catholic character of the school draws people together as a unifying force
How do I enrol my child at St Bernadette's School (Hornby)?
Contact the school directly on 03-3429780, email admin@stb.school.nz, or visit www.stbernadetteschch.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?
St Bernadette's School (Hornby) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Bernadette's School (Hornby) has 171 students, with an EQI of 423 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Bernadette's School (Hornby) in 2024-02, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz