St Bernard's College
About this school · from Ministry of Education data
St Bernard's College in brief
St Bernard's College is a large state integrated boys' secondary school (Year 7–13) in Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, with 655 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 444 sits in the middle of the national range, so its students come from a broad cross-section of backgrounds. EQI reflects funding need, not school quality. As a state-integrated school it enrols by preference for its special character rather than by home zone. It opened in 1946.
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
St Bernard's College
183 Waterloo Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt
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.
St Bernard's 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 St Bernard's College works
- St Bernard's College is a state-integrated school with no enrolment scheme listed. That does not make it open enrolment: admission turns first on its special-character preference criteria — a religious or philosophical connection the school sets out — rather than on where you live.
- Year levels: Year 7–13
- Roll size: Large school
- School website: sbc.school.nz
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What families ask about St Bernard's College
- Does St Bernard's College have an enrolment zone?
- St Bernard's 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 St Bernard's College teach?
- St Bernard's College teaches Year 7–13.
- What is St Bernard's College's Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 444. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 655 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is February 2026.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1946
- Principal
- Simon Stack
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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