St John's College (Hastings)
410 Jervois Street, Hastings · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,336 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Hastings looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is St John's College (Hastings) a good school?
St John's College (Hastings) scores 66/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below 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.
L1 94% · L2 90% · UE 68% · top 10% of band (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 15% · Te Pūkenga 12% · Industry 14% · near band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
89% to Y13 · top 10% of band (n=86) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 41.8/1k · suspensions 9.7/1k · exclusions 3.0/1k · bottom quartile of band (n=404) · why? ▼ hide
+10.3% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · above band median (n=403) · why? ▼ hide
82/100 from ERO review 2024-02 · top quartile of band (n=406) · 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): 82/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-02-07 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of March 2023, the St John's College (Hastings) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2024. Click a point to read that review.
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
93.9%
77 of 82 leavers
-2.1pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
90.2%
74 of 82 leavers
-0.5pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
68.3%
56 of 82 leavers
+4.3pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
89.0%
2024 cohort · 82 students
+1.0pt vs 2023
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
41.8
28 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
9.7
8 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
3.0
2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Service Industries 4
- Creative Industries 1
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
$4.34M
Per-student funding · 2022
$10,689
2018
$3.5M
2019
$3.6M
2020
$4.0M
2021
$4.1M
2022
$4.3M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 90
- Year 10 91
- Year 11 95
- Year 12 74
- Year 13+ 69
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 65.3%
- Māori 24.1%
- Asian 15.8%
- Pacific 8.4%
- Other / MELAA 2.7%
- International 0.7%
Location
410 Jervois Street, Hastings. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St John's College (Hastings).
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Mayfair School
Contributing · 0.4km · 237 roll
52
-14 vs this
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Taikura Rudolf Steiner School
Composite · 1.1km · 299 roll
62
-4 vs this
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Karamū High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.1km · 845 roll
56
-10 vs this
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St Joseph's School (Hastings)
Full Primary · 1.2km · 301 roll
77
+11 vs this
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Parkvale School
Contributing · 1.4km · 506 roll
46
-20 vs this
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St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings)
Full Primary · 1.5km · 159 roll
85
+19 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St John's College (Hastings) a good school?
St John's College (Hastings) scores 66/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Below median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.
What does the latest ERO review say?
ERO's 2024-02 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2023
How do I enrol my child at St John's College (Hastings)?
Contact the school directly on 06-8786853, email admin@stjohns.school.nz, or visit www.stjohns.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 John's College (Hastings) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St John's College (Hastings) has 406 students, with an EQI of 456 (mid-range socio-economic context). It is a boys school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St John's College (Hastings) in 2024-02, signed by Shelley Booysen. 5 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz