St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay)
32 Bolton Street, Blockhouse Bay · Auckland — Central
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #345 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) is a contributing school serving 273 students in the Blockhouse Bay area. The Board of Trustees' 2023 assurance review confirmed the school meets regulatory and legislative requirements, with positive attestation for Board Administration and Curriculum.
Best suited for
Students in Blockhouse Bay looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) a good school?
St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) scores 81/100 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
- ākonga agency and learning is visible and explicit
- parents acknowledge excellent learning outcomes and acceleration stories shared with whānau, and teachers underpin equitable ākonga success
- a welcoming faith-based school culture where ākonga, staff and whānau demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection
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=536) · why? ▼ hide
-7.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
89/100 from ERO review 2017-05 · top 10% of band (n=539) · 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): 89/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-11-01 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- ākonga agency and learning is visible and explicit
- parents acknowledge excellent learning outcomes and acceleration stories shared with whānau
- a welcoming faith-based school culture where ākonga, staff and whānau demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection
- informed schoolwide literacy development, led by teachers, researched by teachers, and shared by teacher
- open and transparent governance and leadership practices and processes
"open and transparent governance and leadership practices and processes"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2017. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.61M
Surplus / (deficit)
$70k
Net assets / equity
$0.80M
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
$2.18M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,967
2018
$1.6M
2019
$1.7M
2020
$1.9M
2021
$2.0M
2022
$2.2M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 39
- Year 02 45
- Year 03 35
- Year 04 52
- Year 05 39
- Year 06 30
- Year 07 9
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- Asian 59.3%
- European/Pākehā 30.4%
- Pacific 17.9%
- Other / MELAA 4.8%
- Māori 3.7%
Location
32 Bolton Street, Blockhouse Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) a good school?
St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) scores 81/100 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 2023-11 review identified 5 key findings. ākonga agency and learning is visible and explicit
How do I enrol my child at St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay)?
Contact the school directly on 09-6265391, email admin@stdominics.school.nz, or visit www.stdominics.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 Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) has 273 students, with an EQI of 356 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Dominic's Catholic School (Blockhouse Bay) in 2023-11, 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
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz