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St Patrick's School (Invercargill)

161 Metzger Street, Georgetown · Otago & Southland

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Total roll 299
EQI 468
Founded 1944
65

Composite score

Established

B

Below median

Rank #1,396 of scored NZ schools

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State-integrated school State-integrated Catholic Co-educational Contributing Primary (Years 1-6)

In summary

St Patrick's School is very effective in supporting students to achieve its valued outcomes and is moving well towards equitable outcomes for all learners. The majority of students have achieved at or above school expectations in reading, writing and mathematics over the last three years, with targeted responses highly effective in reducing in-school disparity. The school demonstrates clear direction-setting, a responsive curriculum, and a school-wide focus on equity and excellence.

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Is St Patrick's School (Invercargill) a good school?

St Patrick's School (Invercargill) scores 65/100 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

  • Clear direction setting and a culture of trust set by the board and the principal that enable innovation to lift achievement
  • A responsive, well-integrated curriculum that is effectively supporting the engagement of children in their learning
  • A school-wide focus on equity and excellence

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 17.4/1k · suspensions 15.9/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · below band median (n=404) · 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=404).
51
Trajectory
25%
-1.0% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · near band median (n=403) · 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=403).
49
ERO review
40%
87/100 from ERO review 2018-10 · top 10% of band (n=406) · 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: top 10% of band (n=406).
87

⚠ 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): 87/100.

Latest ERO review

2018-10-17 · Alan Wynyard, ERO

ERO report
  • The school is very effective in supporting students to achieve the school's valued outcomes and is very effectively moving towards achieving equitable outcomes for all of its students
  • Over the last three years the majority of students have achieved at or above the school's expectations for reading, writing and mathematics with positive trends of achievement
  • Targeted responses to accelerate students' progress have been highly effective in reducing in-school disparity between groups of learners
  • The school has a number of processes and practices that are highly effective in enabling achievement of equity and excellence
  • St Patrick's School is strongly focused on continuous improvement with teachers and leaders demonstrating adaptive expertise to better meet the needs of students
"Over the last three years the majority of students have achieved at or above the school's expectations for reading, writing and mathematics. All of these learning areas show a positive trend of achievement over the last three years."
— ERO, 2018-10-17 (achievement)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2014–2018. Click a point to read that review.

latest 87
0 25 50 75 100 20142018 2014-10-28 · 84/100 2018-10-17 · 87/100

Audited financials

Year ended 2020 · Audit opinion: unmodified

Annual report

Total revenue

$2.51M

Surplus / (deficit)

+$82k

Net assets / equity

$0.42M

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

17.4

2 this year · NZ avg ~37

Suspensions · 2024

15.9

1 this year · 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

$2.24M

Per-student funding · 2022

$7,492

2018

$1.7M

2019

$1.8M

2020

$2.0M

2021

$2.0M

2022

$2.2M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts
  • Year 01
    40
  • Year 02
    43
  • Year 03
    49
  • Year 04
    52
  • Year 05
    50
  • Year 06
    36
  • Year 07
    13

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts
  • European/Pākehā
    59.5%
  • Māori
    28.8%
  • Asian
    21.4%
  • Pacific
    16.7%
  • Other / MELAA
    0.7%

Location

161 Metzger Street, Georgetown. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Patrick's School (Invercargill) a good school?

St Patrick's School (Invercargill) scores 65/100 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 2018-10 review identified 5 key findings. The school is very effective in supporting students to achieve the school's valued outcomes and is very effectively moving towards achieving equitable outcomes for all of its students

How do I enrol my child at St Patrick's School (Invercargill)?

Contact the school directly on 03-2168505, email principal@stpatinv.school.nz, or visit www.stpatinv.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 School (Invercargill) 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 School (Invercargill) has 299 students, with an EQI of 468 (mid-range socio-economic context).

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Patrick's School (Invercargill) in 2018-10, signed by Alan Wynyard. 2 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 2020

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