Bishop Viard College
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Our read on Bishop Viard College
Catholic College Focused on Lifting Literacy and Numeracy
Bishop Viard College is a Catholic co-educational school in Porirua serving Years 7–13, currently partnering with ERO to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes, particularly for younger students in Years 7–10. The school has clear strategic goals and identifiable strengths, but is still in the early stages of embedding the consistent teaching practices needed to achieve equitable outcomes for all learners.
Source: ERO, 13 March 2024 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
Bishop Viard College
20 Kenepuru Drive, Kenepuru, Porirua
This state-integrated school enrols by preference criteria, so zone rules don't apply in the same way. The map shows the school location — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
Bishop Viard College is a state-integrated school. Places go first to applicants with a preference connection to the school's special character (for example, a faith connection), so the usual in-zone and ballot rules don't apply in the same way. Where a geographic priority exists, it works within those preference criteria. Check the school's own enrolment scheme before relying on a zone result.
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How enrolment at Bishop Viard College works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for Bishop Viard College, so it is open enrolment: a family can apply from any address, and there is no home zone and no out-of-zone ballot. Whether a place exists still turns on capacity at the year level you need — ask the school which intakes it is taking applications for and by when.
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Quick answers
What families ask about Bishop Viard College
- Does Bishop Viard College have an enrolment zone?
- Bishop Viard College is a state-integrated school, so places go first to applicants who meet its special-character preference criteria. Any geographic priority applies within those criteria, so an address alone doesn't decide it — check the school's own enrolment scheme.
- What year levels does Bishop Viard College teach?
- Bishop Viard College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is Bishop Viard College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 505. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 389 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is March 2024.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1968
- Principal
- Christopher Theobald
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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