St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)
Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga · Bay of Plenty
Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #471 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students in Tauranga looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga) a good school?
St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga) 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.
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.
standdowns 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+7.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
72/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · bottom quartile of band (n=539) · 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): 72/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-29 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of March 2022
- Board Administration requirements met
- Curriculum requirements met
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare requirements met
- Personnel Management requirements met
"As of March 2022, the St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga), School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
4 ERO reviews on file, 2013–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2018 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$3.87M
Surplus / (deficit)
$33k
Net assets / equity
$0.38M
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
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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$2.80M
Per-student funding · 2022
$5,764
2018
$2.4M
2019
$2.5M
2020
$2.6M
2021
$2.7M
2022
$2.8M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 76
- Year 02 66
- Year 03 66
- Year 04 77
- Year 05 82
- Year 06 75
- Year 07 16
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 60.3%
- Asian 39.7%
- Māori 5.6%
- Other / MELAA 4.7%
- Pacific 3.9%
- International 1.6%
Location
Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga).
Tauranga Boys' College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1km · 2,161 roll
64
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Tauranga Special School
Specialist School · 1.1km · 121 roll
65
-14 vs this
Tauranga Intermediate
Intermediate · 1.1km · 1,262 roll
62
-17 vs this
Tauranga Primary School
Contributing · 1.6km · 467 roll
75
-4 vs this
Maungatapu School
Contributing · 1.9km · 625 roll
66
-13 vs this
Gate Pa School
Contributing · 1.9km · 392 roll
52
-27 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga) a good school?
St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga) 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 2023-05 review identified 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all six domains as of March 2022
How do I enrol my child at St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga)?
Contact the school directly on 07-5788066, email office@stmarystga.school.nz, or visit www.stmarystga.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 (Tauranga) 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 (Tauranga) has 486 students, with an EQI of 385 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Mary's Catholic School (Tauranga) in 2023-05, 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
- stmarystga.school.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz