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St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua)

37 Carnot Street, Glenholme · Bay of Plenty

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Total roll 479
EQI 387
Founded 1924
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #470 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 387 (low need)

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Students in Glenholme looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

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

St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua) scores 79/100 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.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Leadership that is effective and builds a positive culture for teaching and learning
  • Partnerships with the community that respond to students' needs and promote wellbeing and learner success
  • Productive learning environments that support achievement and acceleration of learning for at-risk students

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%
-0.9% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (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: near band median (n=534).
49
ERO review
40%
79/100 from ERO review 2018-11 · near band median (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: 2018. Peer comparison: near band median (n=539).
79

⚠ 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): 79/100.

Latest ERO review

2018-11-21 · Adrienne Fowler, Te Tai Miringa - Waikato / Bay of Plenty Region

ERO report
  • The school is achieving equity and excellence for almost all of its students, with consistent patterns in reading and significant improvement for boys, Māori and Pacific students in writing and mathematics over three years
  • Leaders provide effective leadership for learning through a restructured leadership team, collaborative planning, targeted professional development, and evidence-based teaching inquiry focused on accelerating achievement for at-risk students
  • Teachers provide productive learning environments with good use of assessment information, collaborative sharing of strategies, well-integrated digital technology, and strong relationships demonstrating school values
  • Strong community partnerships are evident through multiple communication strategies, well-managed transition processes, and community resources that enhance student learning and wellbeing
  • Approximately half of all at-risk students including Māori are experiencing accelerated progress; further development needed in student ownership of learning and consistency in understanding progress and next steps
"Leaders provide effective leadership for learning. The recently restructured leadership team has strengthened learning and teaching in teams across the school and developed a culture of relational trust."
— ERO, 2018-11-21 (leadership)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2018. Click a point to read that review.

latest 79
0 25 50 75 100 20152018 2015-03-02 · 84/100 2018-11-21 · 79/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2023 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$4.35M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$97k

Net assets / equity

$2.27M

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

$3.26M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,809

2018

$2.4M

2019

$2.5M

2020

$3.0M

2021

$3.0M

2022

$3.3M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    61
  • Year 02
    81
  • Year 03
    58
  • Year 04
    78
  • Year 05
    85
  • Year 06
    71
  • Year 07
    17

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    47.0%
  • European/Pākehā
    37.0%
  • Māori
    14.2%
  • Pacific
    6.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    5.6%

Location

37 Carnot Street, Glenholme. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

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

St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua) scores 79/100 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 2018-11 review identified 5 key findings. The school is achieving equity and excellence for almost all of its students, with consistent patterns in reading and significant improvement for boys, Māori and Pacific students in writing and mathematics over three years

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

Contact the school directly on 07-3481701, email admin@stmarysrotorua.school.nz, or visit www.stmarysrotorua.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 (Rotorua) 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 (Rotorua) has 479 students, with an EQI of 387 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Mary's Catholic School (Rotorua) in 2018-11, signed by Adrienne Fowler. 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

31 Dec 2023

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