Trinity Catholic College
340 Rattray Street, City Rise · Otago & Southland
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Composite score
Established
Top 25% in NZ
Rank #593 of scored NZ schools
In summary
The Board of Trustees has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024, with Board Administration and Curriculum requirements confirmed in the September 2024 board assurance review. No composite score is currently available for this school.
Best suited for
Students aged 13-18 in City Rise looking for a state-funded setting with an established ERO profile.
Is Trinity Catholic College a good school?
Trinity Catholic College scores 77/100 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 83% · UE 74% · above band median (n=81) · why? ▼ hide
Uni 36% · Te Pūkenga 20% · Industry 9% · top 10% of band (n=77) · why? ▼ hide
89% to Y13 · above band median (n=84) · why? ▼ hide
standdowns 16.0/1k · suspensions 2.4/1k · exclusions 1.9/1k · below band median (n=518) · why? ▼ hide
+13.8% roll over 5yr (2020→2025) · top quartile of band (n=515) · why? ▼ hide
77/100 from ERO review 2024-09 · near band median (n=520) · 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): 77/100.
Latest ERO review
2024-09-19 · Shelley Booysen, ERO
- Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024
- Board Administration confirmed
- Curriculum requirements confirmed
- Management of Health, Safety and Welfare confirmed
- Personnel Management and Finance requirements confirmed
"As of June 2024, the Trinity Catholic College Board has attested to the following regulatory and legislative requirements"
Composite score across reviews
2 ERO reviews on file, 2024–2024. Click a point to read that review.
Audited financials
Year ended 2021 · Audit opinion: n/a
Total revenue
$9.29M
Surplus / (deficit)
$18k
Net assets / equity
$0.22M
3 years of audited data on file · View full history (Pro)
NCEA achievement
School leavers with NCEA at each level. National average is ~85% (Level 1).
NCEA Level 1 · 2024
94.2%
98 of 104 leavers
+4.2pt vs prior year
NCEA Level 2 · 2024
82.7%
86 of 104 leavers
+0.5pt vs prior year
University Entrance · 2024
74.0%
77 of 104 leavers
+7.3pt 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.
89.4%
2024 cohort · 104 students
+0.5pt 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
16.0
18 this year · NZ avg ~37
Suspensions · 2024
2.4
3 this year · NZ avg ~5
Exclusions · 2024
1.9
2 this year · NZ avg ~1.5
Vocational Pathway Awards
School leavers achieving Vocational Pathway Awards by industry sector (2024).
- Creative Industries 8
- Service Industries 7
- Manufacturing and Technology 6
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
$6.41M
Per-student funding · 2022
$8,108
2018
$5.9M
2019
$5.8M
2020
$6.5M
2021
$6.4M
2022
$6.4M
Roll by year level
July 2025 roll return.
- Year 07 120
- Year 08 123
- Year 09 130
- Year 10 111
- Year 11 111
- Year 12 105
- Year 13+ 73
Roll by ethnicity
Share of total roll. Students who identify with multiple ethnicities are counted once.
- European/Pākehā 66.6%
- Asian 26.0%
- Māori 13.7%
- Pacific 6.3%
- Other / MELAA 5.3%
- International 3.2%
International students
SIEBA member · Day school only
ESOL support
dedicated class
Location
340 Rattray Street, City Rise. Nearby schools marked in grey.
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Frequently asked
Is Trinity Catholic College a good school?
Trinity Catholic College scores 77/100 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 6 key findings. Board has attested to meeting regulatory and legislative requirements as of June 2024
How do I enrol my child at Trinity Catholic College?
Contact the school directly on 03-4773408, email admin@trinity.school.nz, or visit www.trinity.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?
Trinity Catholic College is a state school. There is no tuition fee for domestic students; voluntary donations may be requested.
What is the roll size?
Trinity Catholic College has 791 students, with an EQI of 431 (mid-range socio-economic context).
When was the school last reviewed by ERO?
The Education Review Office last reviewed Trinity Catholic College in 2024-09, 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
- trinity.school.nz
- sieba.nz
- schoolsdata.co.nz
- crimestats.co.nz