St Canice's School (Westport)
24 A Brougham Street, Westport · Nelson, Marlborough & West Coast
Composite score
Strong
Top 5% in NZ
Rank #127 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Canice's School received a Te Ara Huarau review in April 2024. The school demonstrates strong leadership that models effective teaching practices, with leaders and teachers engaged in professional growth cycles using multiple feedback sources. An integrated local curriculum aligned with the school's vision, values and cultural narratives has been developed through genuine partnership and consultation, supported by robust internal review systems.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Westport looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Canice's School (Westport) a good school?
St Canice's School (Westport) scores 87/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
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
+18.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
84/100 from ERO review 2024-04 · 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
2024-04-22 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2023
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements met
"As of November 2023, the St Canice's School (Westport) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2022–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$1.45M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$3k
Net assets / equity
$0.44M
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
$1.06M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,419
2018
$0.9M
2019
$0.9M
2020
$0.9M
2021
$1.0M
2022
$1.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 14
- Year 02 14
- Year 03 19
- Year 04 23
- Year 05 28
- Year 06 16
- Year 07 25
- Year 08 18
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 82.4%
- Māori 22.4%
- Asian 8.5%
- Pacific 6.7%
- Other / MELAA 4.2%
Location
24 A Brougham Street, Westport. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is St Canice's School (Westport) a good school?
St Canice's School (Westport) scores 87/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 5% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-04 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of November 2023
How do I enrol my child at St Canice's School (Westport)?
Contact the school directly on 03-7897467, email secretary@stcanices.school.nz, or visit www.stcanices.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 Canice's School (Westport) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Canice's School (Westport) has 165 students, with an EQI of 436 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Canice's School (Westport) in 2024-04, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz