St Paul's College (Ponsonby)
BoundFor analysis · from ERO reports and public data
Our read on St Paul's College (Ponsonby)
Strong Brotherhood Culture, Teaching Quality Being Developed
St Paul's College (Ponsonby) is a Catholic Champagnat Marist boys' school with a strong sense of community, faith values, and caring relationships at its core. The 2023 ERO review recognised genuine strengths in student belonging and teacher commitment, while identifying ongoing work needed to deepen teaching quality and track student progress more effectively. The school was rated 'Well Placed' in its most recent full review (2019), and is currently in an active improvement partnership with ERO.
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Location & enrolment zone
Where the school sits and who it accepts
St Paul's College (Ponsonby)
183 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland
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 Paul's College (Ponsonby) 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 Paul's College (Ponsonby) works
Ministry of Education enrolment-scheme status, and what it means for an application.
No enrolment scheme is listed for St Paul's College (Ponsonby), 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 Paul's College (Ponsonby)
- Does St Paul's College (Ponsonby) have an enrolment zone?
- St Paul's College (Ponsonby) 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 Paul's College (Ponsonby) teach?
- St Paul's College (Ponsonby) teaches Year 7–13.
- What is St Paul's College (Ponsonby)'s Equity Index?
- The listed EQI is 480. EQI reflects socioeconomic barriers used for funding; it is not a school-quality score.
- How large is the school?
- The latest listed roll is 399 students.
- When was the latest listed ERO review?
- The latest review date in the public data is October 2023.
The basics
Ministry of Education records
- Teaching language
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Opened
- 1955
- Principal
- Keith Simento
- Urban/rural setting
- Major urban area
- Donation requests
- May Be RequestedSchool may request voluntary donations
Academic pathways
St Paul's College (Ponsonby) offers the Cambridge (CAIE) pathway. NCEA tables alone don't capture this school's full academic offering. The full school report puts this pathway in context for your family.
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