Holy Family School (Porirua)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 154
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 169 Mungavin Avenue, Cannons Creek, Porirua
- Territorial authority
- Porirua City
- Phone
- 04-2377664
- office@holyfamily.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
What would the day look like?
The practical things this school states on its own website — the hours, the uniform, the term dates, and how children get there. These are the school’s own words, not the Ministry’s record and not ERO’s.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- Uniform
- Required
We are a uniform school. All parents and caregivers are informed of this when their child is enrolled. Correct uniform is to be worn to school everyday.
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 9th February - Thursday 2nd April
Term 1 Monday 9th February - Thursday 2nd April
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20th April - Friday 3rd July
Term 2 Monday 20th April - Friday 3rd July
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20th July - Friday 25th September
Term 3 Monday 20th July - Friday 25th September
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12th October - Friday 18th December
Term 4 Monday 12th October - Friday 18th December
Year stated asTERM DATES 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 9th February - Thursday 2nd April
What does the school say about itself?
Quoted, not summarised. Every school describes itself well, so this is here to be read as the school’s own case rather than as a finding — and a school that states nothing simply has no row.
Quoted from this school’s own website, as we read it on 13 August 2026. A web page carries no date of its own, so that is the day we read it — not a statement that any of this is still the case. Each line quotes the words it came from.
- In their words
- Vision
- To inspire every Holy Family student, through faith and service, to live the Gospel values, achieve their lifelong goals, and become compassionate contributors to the world.
- Mission
- To partner with 'aiga in a faith-led Catholic community, celebrating every student's identity and culture while fostering wisdom, purpose, and lifelong achievement.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 16
- Māori
- 38
- Pacific
- 121
- Asian
- 15
- MELAA
- 4
- Other
- 0
- International
- 0
Roll by year level and age
Shown as context, not ranked, not compared to any average. As at 30 June 2026, from the same annual return as the roll count above.
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 01 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Year 02 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 03 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 128 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 161 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Age 06 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 07 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 128 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 161 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
15.4%
| Holy Family School (Porirua) | 15.4% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 24.5% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 19.9% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 15.4% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Holy Family School (Porirua) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Contributing | 3.5% |
| State : Integrated | 1.6% |
| New Zealand | 4.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison suspension rates data (2024)
Age-standardised exclusion rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Holy Family School (Porirua) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Contributing | 1.5% |
| State : Integrated | 0.5% |
| New Zealand | 1.8% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 0% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 0% |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0 — Table 2: Comparison exclusion data (2024)
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- 487
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 1 February 1960
The Equity Index is used by the Ministry to allocate equity funding. It describes the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, not how good the school is. How the Equity Index works
What did ERO find?
The Education Review Office reviews every school and publishes what it finds in full. We quote ERO’s report here, section by section, in ERO’s own words and order, and link to it. We do not summarise a report, pick a line out of one, or turn one into a score. How ERO reviews schools
- Reports ERO holds
- 4
- Last reviewed
- 27 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (27 June 2023)
A board assurance statement is the board’s own account of whether it took all reasonable steps to meet its legal obligations, on the date shown. It is not ERO’s finding. ERO reports separately, in the same report, on any non-compliance it identified during that process.
The board assurance report of 27 June 2023 carries no actions-for-compliance section — the section ERO uses when it names non-compliance it identified. That is what this report contains; it is not ERO saying it found none. Other reports ERO holds for this school may say something different.
The roll ERO recorded, and when
ERO writes a roll into each report it publishes: a count taken for that report, on the day shown, by the review team that was there. The Ministry of Education’s current roll for this school is 154 — the figure at the top of this page, and the one to use for how big the school is now. These are a different measurement by a different body, so they will rarely agree, and a difference between them is not a change in the school.
May 2018
234
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 June 2018
March 2015
163
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 14 May 2015
We draw no line between these. Each was counted for its own report, years apart, by a different review team, and a roll moves between reviews for reasons none of these figures record — so the difference between any two of them measures nothing.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 27 June 2023 — “Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Background
This Profile Report was written within 12 months of the Education Review Office and Holy Family School ( Porirua ) working in Te Ara Huarau , an improvement evaluation approach used in most English Medium State and State Integrated Schools. For more information about Te Ara Huarau see ERO’s website. www.ero.govt.nz
Context
Holy Family School is a state integrated Catholic primary school in Porirua East. Community partnerships and Catholic Gospel values are promoted in school practices.
Holy Family School ( Porirua )’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
facilitate a genuine and ongoing encounter with Christ
raise student achievement through continued development of teaching practice
keep the wellbeing of students and the staff at the forefront of all that we do.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on Holy Family School ( Porirua )’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate to what extent improved evaluation practices can more effectively help staff meet the needs of students.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
to respond effectively to known trends in achievement data
a newly created leadership structure focused on continuing to strengthen conditions for inquiry and evaluation throughout the school
to support staff to evaluate impacts of teaching practices.
The school expects to see increased equity in outcomes for students currently working below expected levels of achievement, particularly in number and reading skills.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate to what extent improved evaluation practices can more effectively help staff meet the needs of students.
Learners experience a school climate that recognises, embraces and nurtures their sense of cultural identity which provides strong foundations for engagement in learning.
The learning culture is well established and consistently characterised by respect, inclusion, empathy and collaboration, underpinned by Catholic values that supports meaningful learning relationships across the school and community.
Staff who focus on the fundamentals of effective teaching by continually questioning what students need and how best to meet those needs.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
creating a shared schoolwide plan for leaders, teachers and support staff to use data to identify, share and implement changes focused on what is working best for learners
evaluating strategies that accelerate progress for all learners including groups of learners not currently working at expected levels
clearly documenting effective assessment practices throughout the curriculum and using these to support learning progress.
ERO’s role will be to support the school in its evaluation for improvement cycle to improve outcomes for all learners. ERO will support the school in reporting their progress to the community. The next public report on ERO’s website will be a Te Ara Huarau | School Evaluation Report and is due within three years.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
27 June 2023
About the School
The Education Counts website provides further information about the school’s student population, student engagement and student achievement. educationcounts.govt.nz/home
Read the full report on ero.govt.nz →
All 4 reports ERO holds for this school
ERO reviews a school every few years — around four years between reviews is the usual cycle — so an older date here reflects where a school sits in that cycle, not how it is doing.
Source: Education Review Office, CC BY 4.0.
Roll date: 30 June 2026 (2026).