Secondary (Year 7-15) · Private : Fully Registered

St Peter's School (Cambridge)

Q: Is St Peter's School (Cambridge) a good school?

St Peter's School (Cambridge) scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

1716 Cambridge Road, Cambridge · Waikato

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Total roll 1,184

Founded 1936

Composite score

Strong

Top 10% in NZ

Rank #232 of scored NZ schools

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Top 5% in NCEA Level 2 Top 10% in University Entrance

Private school Co-educational Secondary school (Secondary (Year 7-15)) Roll 1,000-2,000 (1,184)

In summary

St Peter's School met all eight criteria for registration as a private school in its 2022 ERO special review. The school maintains effective policies and procedures for student safety, which are regularly reviewed, and provides comprehensive pastoral care systems for international students. The school achieved a composite score of 85.

Best suited for

Students aged 13-18 in Cambridge looking for an independent setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.

Is St Peter's School (Cambridge) a good school?

St Peter's School (Cambridge) scores 83/100 on the SchoolsNearMe composite — a weighted average of 5 axes (academic, outcomes, retention, wellbeing, trajectory). Top 10% in NZ nationally. The full breakdown is below; every input links to its source.

Strengths from the latest ERO report

All eight criteria for registration are being met
Effective policies and procedures for student safety that are regularly reviewed
Comprehensive pastoral care systems for international students including orientation, integration and ongoing support

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 98% · L2 98% · UE 89% · above band median (n=38) · why?

Mean of latest NCEA Level 1 + Level 2 + UE achievement percentage from Education Counts. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: above band median (n=38).

Outcomes

25%

Uni 50% · Te Pūkenga 5% · Industry 10% · above band median (n=36) · 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: above band median (n=36).

Retention

15%

98% to Y13 · top quartile of band (n=44) · why?

Percentage of the Y9 cohort still enrolled in Y13 (all students). Source: Education Counts retention table. Year: 2024. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=44).

Wellbeing

12%

no discipline data

no discipline data · 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.

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Trajectory

+0.4% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · below band median (n=77) · why?

5-year change in total roll. −20% → 0 score, 0% → 50, +20% → 100. Source: Education Counts roll history. Year: 2025. Peer comparison: below band median (n=77).

ERO review

85/100 from ERO review 2022-08 · top quartile of band (n=96) · 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: 2022. Peer comparison: top quartile of band (n=96).

Real ERO composite (from the latest review): 85/100.

Latest ERO review

2022-08-01 · Phil Cowie, Central Region - Te Tai Pūtahi Nui

ERO report

School meets all criteria for registration as a private school under the Education and Training Act 2020
Premises, staffing, equipment, curriculum, and tuition standards all assessed as meeting criteria
School has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students
School is a signatory provider to the Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016 with 21 international students
Hostel accommodates 356 students (30% of school roll) with appropriate policies and procedures for safe physical and emotional environment

"A safe place is one in which risks to student safety are regularly assessed and evaluated with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, harm. A safe place is one where clear policies exist and are acted upon to eliminate or minimise harm."
— ERO, 2022-08-01 (safety)

Composite score across reviews

2 ERO reviews on file, 2016–2022. Click a point to read that review.

latest 85

NCEA achievement

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

Education Counts

NCEA Level 1 · 2024

98.3%

175 of 178 leavers

-0.6pt vs prior year

NCEA Level 2 · 2024

98.3%

175 of 178 leavers

+6.8pt vs prior year

University Entrance · 2024

88.8%

158 of 178 leavers

+15.4pt 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

97.8%

2024 cohort · 178 students

+11.1pt vs 2023

Vocational Pathway Awards

School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).

Education Counts

Primary Industries 11
Creative Industries 9
Service Industries 6
Manufacturing and Technology 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

$1.81M

Per-student funding · 2022

$1,527

2018

$1.8M

2019

$1.8M

2020

$1.8M

2021

$1.9M

2022

$1.8M

Roll by year level

July 2025 roll return.

Education Counts

Year 07

92
Year 08

117
Year 09

201
Year 10

221
Year 11

185
Year 12

184
Year 13+

177

Roll by ethnicity

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

Education Counts

European/Pākehā

79.5%
Asian

17.7%
Māori

7.0%
International

4.1%
Other / MELAA

1.9%
Pacific

0.7%

Location

1716 Cambridge Road, Cambridge. Nearby schools marked in grey.

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Frequently asked

Is St Peter's School (Cambridge) a good school?

What does the latest ERO review say?

ERO's 2022-08 review identified 5 key findings. School meets all criteria for registration as a private school under the Education and Training Act 2020

How do I enrol my child at St Peter's School (Cambridge)?

Contact the school directly on 07-8279899, email info@stpeters.school.nz, or visit www.stpeters.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 Peter's School (Cambridge) is a private school. Tuition fees are set by the school — contact them directly for current rates.

What is the roll size?

St Peter's School (Cambridge) has 1,184 students.

When was the school last reviewed by ERO?

The Education Review Office last reviewed St Peter's School (Cambridge) in 2022-08, signed by Phil Cowie. 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

1 Aug 2022

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