St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika
11 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham · Canterbury
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Composite score
Strong
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #325 of scored NZ schools
In summary
St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika is a full primary school serving 172 students in Beckenham, Christchurch. A Board Assurance Review in September 2024 confirmed the board has met all regulatory and legislative requirements across six key areas as of June 2024, including Board Administration and Curriculum requirements.
Best suited for
Students aged 5-11 in Beckenham looking for a state-funded setting with a strong recent ERO trajectory.
Is St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika a good school?
St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika scores 82/100 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.
Strengths from the latest ERO report
- High achievement outcomes sustained across reading, writing and mathematics for almost all students
- Enhanced assessment for learning practices with clearly stated learning intentions and well-aligned next steps
- Positive learning climate with strong commitment to wellbeing and respectful relationships
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 0.0/1k · suspensions 0.0/1k · exclusions 0.0/1k · top 10% of band (n=536) · why? ▼ hide
+6.7% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=534) · why? ▼ hide
81/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · near band median (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): 81/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-09-20 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Almost all students are achieving at or above expected curriculum levels in reading, writing and mathematics
- Strengthened assessment for learning practices to better track and monitor learner progress and inform intentional next steps for teaching and learning in literacy
- Learners experience a positive learning climate underpinned by a successful schoolwide commitment to wellbeing and respectful relationships
- Strategic and effective leadership drives improvement to systems, processes, teaching and learning
- Consistency of teaching practice in mathematics has been identified as an area for further development
"Strategic and effective leadership drives improvement to systems, processes, teaching and learning."
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
0.0
· NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
0.0
· 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.
Total Crown funding · 2022
$1.12M
Per-student funding · 2022
$6,525
2018
$0.9M
2019
$1.0M
2020
$1.1M
2021
$1.1M
2022
$1.1M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 01 16
- Year 02 22
- Year 03 18
- Year 04 16
- Year 05 21
- Year 06 26
- Year 07 21
- Year 08 19
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 68.6%
- Asian 27.9%
- Other / MELAA 10.5%
- Māori 6.4%
- Pacific 2.9%
Location
11 Fisher Avenue, Beckenham. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika a good school?
St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika scores 82/100 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 2024-09 review identified 5 key findings. Almost all students are achieving at or above expected curriculum levels in reading, writing and mathematics
How do I enrol my child at St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika?
Contact the school directly on 03-3327598, email principal@saintpeters.school.nz, or visit www.saintpeters.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 Te Kura Haoika is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika has 172 students, with an EQI of 397 (lower socio-economic need).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed St Peter's School Te Kura Haoika in 2024-09, signed by Shelley Booysen. 4 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
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz