St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie)
581 Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #436 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) is a Year 9-15 secondary school in Kilbirnie, Wellington, with a roll of 720 students. The Board's 2023 assurance review confirmed compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements in board administration, curriculum, and health, safety and welfare management. No composite score is available.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in Kilbirnie looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) a good school?
St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) 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.
L1 94% · L2 90% · UE 71% · bottom quartile of band (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 43% · Te Pūkenga 9% · Industry 11% · below band median (n=64) · why? ▼ hide
91% to Y13 · bottom quartile of band (n=66) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 9.8/1k · suspensions 1.3/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
-1.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
85/100 from ERO review 2023-05 · top 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): 85/100.
Latest ERO review
2023-05-08 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Curriculum regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Management of Health, Safety and Welfare regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Personnel Management regulatory and legislative requirements
- Board has attested to meeting Finance regulatory and legislative requirements
"As of August 2022, the St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
3 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2023. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2024 · Audit opinion: unmodified
Total revenue
$10.61M
Surplus / (deficit)
+$262k
Net assets / equity
$0.81M
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
93.7%
119 of 127 leavers
-4.6pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
89.8%
114 of 127 leavers
-6.0pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
70.9%
90 of 127 leavers
+2.6pt vs prior year
Data: Ministry of Education / Education Counts, CC-BY-4.0
Stay-on rate
Percentage of students who stay at school until at least their 17th birthday — the standard NZ proxy for Year-9-to-Year-13 retention.
90.6%
2024 cohort · 127 students
-6.1pt vs 2023
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
9.8
12 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
1.3
2 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
0.0
· NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 3
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
$6.40M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,882
2018
$6.1M
2019
$6.3M
2020
$6.8M
2021
$6.4M
2022
$6.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 09 126
- Year 10 154
- Year 11 170
- Year 12 155
- Year 13+ 124
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 56.4%
- Pacific 28.2%
- Asian 22.9%
- Māori 14.6%
- Other / MELAA 8.3%
- International 0.8%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
Location
581 Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Schools nearby
Within 15km, sorted by distance. Add any to compare with St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie).
Evans Bay Intermediate
Intermediate · 0.2km · 356 roll
56
-23 vs this
St Patrick's School (Kilbirnie)
Full Primary · 0.4km · 137 roll
78
-1 vs this
St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 0.6km · 208 roll
71
-8 vs this
Kilbirnie School
Contributing · 0.6km · 211 roll
81
+2 vs this
Rongotai College
Secondary (Year 9-15) · 1km · 696 roll
70
-9 vs this
Lyall Bay School
Contributing · 1.2km · 318 roll
72
-7 vs this
Frequently asked
Is St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) a good school?
St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) 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 Board Administration regulatory and legislative requirements
How do I enrol my child at St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie)?
Contact the school directly on 04-9393070, email admin@stpats.school.nz, or visit www.stpats.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 College (Kilbirnie) 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 College (Kilbirnie) has 720 students, with an EQI of 417 (lower socio-economic need). It is a boys school-only school.
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) 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
- stpats.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz