St Mary's College (Wellington)
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on St Mary's College (Wellington)
Strong Values-Based School With Clear Improvement Goals
St Mary's College is a faith-centred Catholic college in central Wellington with recognised strengths in pastoral care and its commitment to equity. ERO and the school are actively working together to address achievement gaps for Māori and Pacific learners, particularly in NCEA excellence grades and STEM participation. The school has a new leadership team in place and a clear strategic direction focused on improving outcomes for all students.
Source: ERO, 16 November 2022 · How we write these · What ERO ratings mean
Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
St Mary's College (Wellington)
15 Guildford Terrace, Thorndon, 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 Mary's College (Wellington) 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 Mary's College (Wellington) works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for St Mary's College (Wellington), 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 Mary's College (Wellington)
- Does St Mary's College (Wellington) have an enrolment zone?
- St Mary's College (Wellington) 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 Mary's College (Wellington) teach?
- St Mary's College (Wellington) teaches Year 9–13.
- What is St Mary's College (Wellington)'s Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 429. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 550 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is November 2022.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1858
- Principal
- Sarah Parkinson
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
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