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St Mary's School (P North)

69A Ruahine Street, Roslyn · Taranaki & Manawatū

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Total roll 228
EQI 389
Founded 1950
79

Composite score

Established

B+

Top 25% in NZ

Rank #476 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6) EQI 389 (low need)

In summary

ERO's 2023 review found the school has implemented mathematics curriculum changes over 24 months, with leaders and teachers gathering regular achievement data to evaluate impact. Strengths include inclusive practice reflecting shared values, a positive school environment, and systematic information gathering on learner progress and support outcomes. The school expects to achieve equity and excellence with accelerated progress for students in mathematics.

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Is St Mary's School (P North) a good school?

St Mary's School (P North) 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

  • Inclusive practice between leaders, teachers and trustees reflects their shared desire to achieve the vision, values, and goals for learners and their community
  • The school environment reflects shared values, promoting positive relationships between staff, learners, and their peers
  • Leaders and teachers gather regular information in relation to achievement, progress, and the outcome of additional support programmes to understand the impact of practices and deliberate actions on outcomes for learners and inform evaluative insights

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%
+15.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (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: top quartile of band (n=534).
69
ERO review
40%
68/100 from ERO review 2018-07 · bottom 10% of band (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: bottom 10% of band (n=539).
68

⚠ 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): 68/100.

Latest ERO review

2023-06-19 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well delivery of the mathematics curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for learners
  • Leaders and teachers have implemented changes in delivery of the mathematics curriculum over the previous 24 months
  • The school expects to see equity and excellence for students and accelerated progress for learners working toward curriculum expectations in mathematics
  • Inclusive practice between leaders, teachers and trustees reflects their shared desire to achieve the vision, values, and goals for learners and their community
  • Collaborative practice between staff and access to relevant professional learning and development has contributed to the implementation of mathematics strategies
"ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well delivery of the mathematics curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for learners."
— ERO, 2023-06-19 (curriculum)

Audited financials

Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.22M

Surplus / (deficit)

$6k

Net assets / equity

$0.61M

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

$1.49M

Per-student funding · 2022

$6,515

2018

$0.9M

2019

$1.0M

2020

$1.3M

2021

$1.4M

2022

$1.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    34
  • Year 02
    35
  • Year 03
    38
  • Year 04
    34
  • Year 05
    35
  • Year 06
    31
  • Year 07
    7
  • Year 08
    1

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • Asian
    70.6%
  • European/Pākehā
    19.3%
  • Pacific
    7.5%
  • Māori
    3.5%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.5%

Location

69A Ruahine Street, Roslyn. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Mary's School (P North) a good school?

St Mary's School (P North) 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 2023-06 review identified 5 key findings. ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well delivery of the mathematics curriculum achieves equitable and excellent outcomes for learners

How do I enrol my child at St Mary's School (P North)?

Contact the school directly on 06-3575015, email office@stmaryspn.school.nz, or visit www.stmaryspn.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 School (P North) 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 School (P North) has 228 students, with an EQI of 389 (lower socio-economic need).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Mary's School (P North) in 2023-06, signed by Shelley Booysen. 3 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 2024

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