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St Gerard's School (Alexandra)

2 Station Street, Alexandra · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 169
EQI 415
Founded 1912
83

Composite score

Strong

A

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #272 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8)

In summary

An ERO board assurance review in August 2022 confirmed that the Board of Trustees had met all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022, with board administration and curriculum requirements confirmed. No composite score data is available for this school.

Best suited for

Students aged 5-11 in Alexandra looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is St Gerard's School (Alexandra) a good school?

St Gerard's School (Alexandra) scores 83/100 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.

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%
+22.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top 10% 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: top 10% of band (n=534).
78
ERO review
40%
72/100 from ERO review 2022-08 · bottom quartile 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: 2022. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=539).
72

⚠ 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): 72/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-08-12 · Dr Lesley Patterson, Southern Region | Te Tai Tini

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022
  • Board Administration confirmed
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed
  • Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of June 2022, the St Gerard's School (Alexandra) Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-08-12 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2019–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 72
0 25 50 75 100 20192022 2019-07-09 · 69/100 2022-08-12 · 72/100

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

$0.95M

Per-student funding · 2022

$5,640

2018

$0.9M

2019

$0.9M

2020

$1.0M

2021

$0.9M

2022

$1.0M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    25
  • Year 02
    21
  • Year 03
    23
  • Year 04
    14
  • Year 05
    22
  • Year 06
    13
  • Year 07
    25
  • Year 08
    24

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    84.0%
  • Asian
    14.8%
  • Māori
    12.4%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.6%
  • Pacific
    3.0%

Location

2 Station Street, Alexandra. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Gerard's School (Alexandra) a good school?

St Gerard's School (Alexandra) scores 83/100 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 2022-08 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2022

How do I enrol my child at St Gerard's School (Alexandra)?

Contact the school directly on 03-4488339, email office@stgerards.school.nz, or visit www.stgerards.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 Gerard's School (Alexandra) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

St Gerard's School (Alexandra) has 169 students, with an EQI of 415 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Gerard's School (Alexandra) in 2022-08, signed by Dr Lesley Patterson. 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.

Last updated

12 Aug 2022

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