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St Brigids School (Tainui)

57 Bayfield Road, Andersons Bay · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 65
EQI 399
Founded 1939
67

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,311 of scored NZ schools

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Active MoE intervention — limited statutory manager

A limited statutory manager has been appointed to St Brigids School (Tainui) as of 2022-06-29. NZ Gazette notice

State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 399 (low need)

In summary

St Brigids School (Tainui) is a contributing primary school in Andersons Bay with a roll of 65 students and a composite score of 58. The school has an active limited statutory manager appointed by the Ministry of Education. ERO found strengths in the school's effective data collection processes and improved staff understanding through targeted Ministry support, resulting in improved student achievement across the school. However, ERO has concerns about the quality and sustainability of leadership in assessment practices and the use of achievement information.

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Is St Brigids School (Tainui) a good school?

St Brigids School (Tainui) is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • An effective data collection and collation process that is appropriate for the age and stage of students
  • Improved understanding of what is required by staff through targeted support from the Ministry of Education, with improvement in student achievement across the school
  • A committed, supportive board that works alongside leaders, staff and outside agencies to develop better systems for useful reporting of learner progress and achievement

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%
-11.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (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: bottom quartile of band (n=534).
36
ERO review
40%
58/100 from ERO review 2023-04 · bottom 10% of band (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: 2023. Peer comparison: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
58

⚠ 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): 58/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-04-03 · Kathy Lye, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Data collection and collation process is effective and appropriate for the age and stage of students
  • Staff understanding has improved through targeted support from the Ministry of Education, resulting in improved student achievement across the school
  • ERO has concerns about the quality and sustainability of leadership of learning in assessment practices and use of achievement information
  • Systems and practices providing evidence for trustees, leaders and teachers to evaluate school programmes were not strong
  • A new principal is being recruited during a period requiring effective leadership and governance support
"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school, through a change in leadership and a more collaborative whole-school approach, is gathering, analysing, using and reporting high quality assessment information to improve/monitor student progress and achievement."
— ERO, 2023-04-03 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 58
0 25 50 75 100 201320172023 2013-11-08 · 77/100 2017-03-14 · 83/100 2023-04-03 · 58/100

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

$0.57M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,799

2018

$0.7M

2019

$0.6M

2020

$0.7M

2021

$0.6M

2022

$0.6M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    15
  • Year 02
    13
  • Year 03
    5
  • Year 04
    10
  • Year 05
    13
  • Year 06
    4
  • Year 07
    3

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    47.7%
  • Asian
    41.5%
  • Pacific
    15.4%
  • Māori
    3.1%
  • Other / MELAA
    1.5%

Location

57 Bayfield Road, Andersons Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Brigids School (Tainui) a good school?

St Brigids School (Tainui) is currently under MoE intervention — a limited statutory manager has been appointed. The school's day-to-day teaching continues; the intervention addresses governance or operational concerns identified by the Ministry. Read the NZ Gazette notice for details.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-04 review identified 5 key findings. Data collection and collation process is effective and appropriate for the age and stage of students

How do I enrol my child at St Brigids School (Tainui)?

Contact the school directly on 03-454 3477, email office@stbrigidsdn.school.nz, or visit www.stbrigidsdn.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 Brigids School (Tainui) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

St Brigids School (Tainui) has 65 students, with an EQI of 399 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Brigids School (Tainui) in 2023-04, signed by Kathy Lye. 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.

Last updated

3 Apr 2023

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