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St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)

38 Hinewai Street, Otorohanga · Waikato

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Total roll 30
EQI 488
Founded 1955
72

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #1,001 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Full Primary (Years 1-8) Very small (30 students) EQI 488

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Students aged 5-11 in Otorohanga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) a good school?

St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) scores 72/100 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.

How this is computed
Wellbeing
35%
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=468) · 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=468).
100
Trajectory
25%
-17.6% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=469) · why?
5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: bottom quartile of band (n=469).
28
ERO review
40%
75/100 from ERO review 2022-06 · near band median (n=471) · 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: near band median (n=471).
75

⚠ 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

2022-06-17 · Phil Cowie, Central Region | Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report
  • Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022
  • Board Administration requirements confirmed as met
  • Curriculum requirements confirmed as met
  • Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements confirmed as met
  • Personnel Management requirements confirmed as met
"As of March 2022, the St Mary's Catholic School (Ōtorohanga) Board of Trustees has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2022-06-17 (governance)

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

$0.40M

Per-student funding · 2022

$13,248

2018

$0.3M

2019

$0.3M

2020

$0.4M

2021

$0.4M

2022

$0.4M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    1
  • Year 02
    5
  • Year 03
    3
  • Year 04
    4
  • Year 05
    2
  • Year 06
    3
  • Year 07
    2
  • Year 08
    8

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Māori
    46.7%
  • European/Pākehā
    33.3%
  • Pacific
    23.3%
  • Asian
    23.3%
  • Other / MELAA
    6.7%

Location

38 Hinewai Street, Otorohanga. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) a good school?

St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) scores 72/100 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 2022-06 review identified 6 key findings. Board of Trustees has attested to meeting all regulatory and legislative requirements as of March 2022

How do I enrol my child at St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga)?

Contact the school directly on 07-8738801, email office@stmary-oto.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 Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.

What is the roll size?

St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) has 30 students, with an EQI of 488 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Mary's Catholic School (Otorohanga) in 2022-06, signed by Phil Cowie. 2 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

17 Jun 2022

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