St Kevins College (Oamaru)

SecondaryCo-EducationalYear 9–13State integratedPreference-based enrolmentCambridge

44A Taward Street, Oamaru North, Oamaru

474 students

Medium school

447

Equity Index · Balanced Profile

Preference enrolment

Special character criteria apply

About this school · from Ministry of Education data

St Kevins College (Oamaru) in brief

St Kevins College (Oamaru) is a medium state integrated co-educational secondary school (Year 9–13) in Oamaru North, Oamaru, with 474 students on the roll. Its Equity Index of 447 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 1927.

Location & enrolment zone

Where the school sits and who it accepts

St Kevins College (Oamaru)

44A Taward Street, Oamaru North, Oamaru

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 Kevins College (Oamaru) 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 Kevins College (Oamaru) works

St Kevins College (Oamaru) 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 9–13
Roll size: Medium school
School website: stkevins.school.nz

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What families ask about St Kevins College (Oamaru)

Does St Kevins College (Oamaru) have an enrolment zone?: St Kevins College (Oamaru) 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 Kevins College (Oamaru) teach?: St Kevins College (Oamaru) teaches Year 9–13.
What is St Kevins College (Oamaru)'s Equity Index?: The listed EQI is 447. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
How large is the school?: The latest listed roll is 474 students.
When was the latest listed ERO review?: No recent ERO review date is available in the current public data.

The basics

Ministry of Education records

Teaching language: All students taught in English/other setting
Opened: 1927
Principal: Jo Walshe
Urban/rural setting: Medium urban area
Donation requests: Not Requested
Donations not requested (except school camps)

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