St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)
11 Mersey Street, Island Bay
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Composite score
Established
Above median
Rank #1,194 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Island Bay looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) a good school?
St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) scores 69/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median 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 7.3/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · near band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-21.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom 10% of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
75/100 from ERO review 2024-07 · below band median (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): 75/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-07-03 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"The next School Board assurance that it is meeting regulatory and legislative requirements will be reported, along with the Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report, within three years."
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.37M
Surplus / (deficit)
$117k
Net assets / equity
$0.33M
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
7.3
1 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
$1.58M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,426
2018
$1.6M
2019
$1.6M
2020
$1.8M
2021
$1.6M
2022
$1.6M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 30
- Year 02 24
- Year 03 17
- Year 04 28
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 22
- Year 07 31
- Year 08 38
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 53.5%
- Asian 29.6%
- Other / MELAA 12.7%
- Māori 11.7%
- Pacific 9.4%
Location
11 Mersey Street, Island Bay. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) a good school?
St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) scores 69/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-07 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2024
How do I enrol my child at St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay)?
Contact the school directly on 04-9397370, email office@sfds.school.nz, or visit www.sfds.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 Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) has 213 students, with an EQI of 395 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Francis De Sales School (Is Bay) in 2024-07, 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