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St Patrick's College (Silverstream)

207 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt · Wellington

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Total roll 731
EQI 433
Founded 1931
76

Composite score

Established

B+

Above median

Rank #672 of scored NZ schools

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Top 25% in NCEA Level 1 Top 25% in NCEA Level 2
Accepts international students (SIEBA member) SIEBA member State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Boys-only school Secondary school (Secondary (Year 9-15))

In summary

St Patrick's College (Silverstream) is a secondary school in Upper Hutt serving students in Years 9 to 15. The Board's 2023 assurance review confirmed full attestation across all six compliance areas: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health and Safety, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets. No composite score has been assigned.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Upper Hutt looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.

Is St Patrick's College (Silverstream) a good school?

St Patrick's College (Silverstream) scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

  • Full attestation across all regulatory and legislative requirement areas

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
Academic
35%
L1 95% · L2 89% · UE 61% · above band median (n=81) · why?
Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=81).
86
Outcomes
25%
Uni 32% · Te Pūkenga 8% · Industry 24% · top 10% of band (n=77) · why?
Share of leavers going to a New Zealand university + Te Pūkenga + Industry Training (capped at 100%). Counts are normalised when EC publishes raw cohort sizes instead of percentages. Source: Education Counts post-school destinations. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: top 10% of band (n=77).
64
Retention
15%
86% to Y13 · near band median (n=84) · why?
Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: near band median (n=84).
86
Wellbeing
12%
standdowns 26.5/1k · suspensions 2.8/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=518) · 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: below band median (n=518).
68
Trajectory
8%
+2.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=515) · 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=515).
53
ERO review
5%
85/100 from ERO review 2023-10 · top quartile of band (n=520) · 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: 2023. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=520).
85

⚠ 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

2023-10-25 · Shelley Booysen, ERO

ERO report
  • Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all assessed areas as of February 2023
  • All six compliance areas confirmed: Board Administration, Curriculum, Health/Safety/Welfare, Personnel Management, Finance, and Assets
"As of February 2023, the St Patrick's College (Silverstream) Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
— ERO, 2023-10-25 (governance)

Composite score across reviews

3 ERO reviews on file, 2015–2023. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85
0 25 50 75 100 201520182023 2015-05-20 · 79/100 2018-12-24 · 70/100 2023-10-25 · 85/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2019 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$7.55M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$47k

Net assets / equity

$0.36M

NCEA achievement

School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

94.7%

142 of 150 leavers

-1.9pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

88.7%

133 of 150 leavers

+4.9pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

61.3%

92 of 150 leavers

+9.9pt 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.

Education Counts

86.0%

2024 cohort · 150 students

+3.6pt 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.

Education Counts

Stand-downs · 2024

26.5

31 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

2.8

4 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).

Education Counts
  • Construction and Infrastructure 3
  • Creative Industries 1
  • Service Industries 1

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

$6.53M

Per-student funding · 2022

$8,931

2018

$5.4M

2019

$5.6M

2020

$6.1M

2021

$6.2M

2022

$6.5M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 09
    157
  • Year 10
    163
  • Year 11
    159
  • Year 12
    149
  • Year 13+
    113

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    71.4%
  • Pacific
    22.6%
  • Māori
    21.9%
  • Asian
    11.6%
  • Other / MELAA
    3.3%
  • International
    0.4%

International students

SIEBA member · Day school only

Location

207 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Patrick's College (Silverstream) a good school?

St Patrick's College (Silverstream) scores 76/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Above median nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2023-10 review identified 2 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements across all assessed areas as of February 2023

How do I enrol my child at St Patrick's College (Silverstream)?

Contact the school directly on 04-9394224, email info@stream.school.nz, or visit www.stream.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 (Silverstream) 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 (Silverstream) has 731 students, with an EQI of 433 (mid-range socio-economic context). 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 (Silverstream) in 2023-10, 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.

Last updated

25 Oct 2023

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