St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo)
86 Acacia Bay Road, Taupo · Bay of Plenty
Composite score
Concern
Below median
Rank #2,316 of scored NZ schools
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Taupo looking for a state-funded setting.
Is St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) a good school?
St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) scores 35/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- Board attestation to compliance across Board Administration, Curriculum, Management of Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
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 29.6/1k · suspensions 20.4/1k · exclusions 7.0/1k · bottom 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-15.2% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · bottom quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
68/100 from ERO review 2020-06 · bottom 10% 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): 68/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-07-24 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
- One area of non-compliance identified: renewal of police vets for non-teaching staff every three years (s 104, Education and Training Act 2020)
- The board has since addressed the identified non-compliance
"As of August 2022, the St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo), School Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Audited financials
Year ended 2022 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$2.41M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$65k
Net assets / equity
$0.84M
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
29.6
6 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
20.4
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
7.0
1 this year · 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
$1.86M
Per-student funding · 2022
$7,142
2018
$1.4M
2019
$1.6M
2020
$1.8M
2021
$1.8M
2022
$1.9M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 27
- Year 02 25
- Year 03 17
- Year 04 30
- Year 05 27
- Year 06 34
- Year 07 36
- Year 08 50
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 66.7%
- Asian 28.4%
- Māori 14.2%
- Pacific 5.4%
- Other / MELAA 4.2%
Location
86 Acacia Bay Road, Taupo. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo).
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+28 vs this
Taupo School
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+29 vs this
Mountview School
Full Primary · 2.7km · 363 roll
49
+14 vs this
Tauhara School
Contributing · 3.7km · 250 roll
46
+11 vs this
Hilltop School
Full Primary · 3.7km · 594 roll
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+37 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) a good school?
St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) scores 35/100 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 2023-07 review identified 3 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all key areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
How do I enrol my child at St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo)?
Contact the school directly on 07-3780205, email office@stpatstaupo.school.nz, or visit www.stpatstaupo.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 Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) has 261 students, with an EQI of 418 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Patrick's Catholic School (Taupo) in 2023-07, 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.
Sourced from
- ero.govt.nz
- web.archive.org
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz