St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)
Values-Driven School Building Cultural Responsiveness
St Catherine's College is a Catholic girls' secondary school with a strong values foundation and a clear commitment to cultural inclusivity. ERO's report is a profile-style snapshot rather than a full review, reflecting the school's early stage in a collaborative improvement journey focused on culturally responsive teaching and student wellbeing. The school has meaningful strengths to build on but has also identified important areas where outcomes for Māori and Pacific students need to improve.
Source: ERO, 10 May 2023 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)
14 Upper Bourke Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington
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 Catherines College (Kilbirnie) 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 Catherines College (Kilbirnie) works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for St Catherines College (Kilbirnie), 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 St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)
- Does St Catherines College (Kilbirnie) have an enrolment zone?
- St Catherines College (Kilbirnie) 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 Catherines College (Kilbirnie) teach?
- St Catherines College (Kilbirnie) teaches Year 9–13.
- What is St Catherines College (Kilbirnie)'s Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 435. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 208 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is May 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- Some students taught in a Pacific language
- Opened
- 1950
- Principal
- Amelie Kelder
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- Not RequestedDonations not requested (except school camps)
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Other schools close by, nearest first.
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