St John's College (Hastings)
410 Jervois Street, Hastings · Hawke's Bay & Gisborne
Composite score
Established
Below median
Rank #1,317 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St John's College (Hastings) is a secondary school in Hastings serving Years 9-15 with a roll of 406 students. The board's February 2024 assurance review confirmed that the school met regulatory and legislative requirements, board administration requirements, and curriculum requirements as of March 2023. No composite ERO score is currently available.
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 · above band median (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).
Mayfair School
Contributing · 0.4km · 237 roll
52
-14 vs this
Taikura Rudolf Steiner School
Composite · 1.1km · 299 roll
62
-4 vs this
Karamū High School
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1.1km · 845 roll
56
-10 vs this
St Joseph's School (Hastings)
Full Primary · 1.2km · 301 roll
76
+10 vs this
Parkvale School
Contributing · 1.4km · 506 roll
44
-22 vs this
St Matthew's Primary School (Hastings)
Full Primary · 1.5km · 159 roll
78
+12 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