Sacred Heart School (Petone)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 153
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 33 Britannia Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
- Territorial authority
- Lower Hutt City
- Phone
- 04-5686711
- admin@sacredheartpetone.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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Can my child go here?
This school has an enrolment scheme, so a place is not open to every address. How enrolment zones work
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Zone boundaries shown here are approximate. Ministry of Education data warns these boundaries do not have high spatial precision and can place neighbouring addresses on different sides of a line. This is not a confirmation of enrolment eligibility — always confirm directly with the school. Zone geometry also does not reflect enrolment priority rules (siblings, special character categories, ballots) — it shows the mapped boundary only.
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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.
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.
- Special character
- We welcome you and your family to the community of Sacred Heart Primary School, Petone, a Catholic primary school for girls and boys from Year 1 to Year 8. Teachers and parents are committed to uphold the Special Character of the school within the Catholic Parish of Sacred Heart, Petone. The Special Character is reflected in our school and in our School Values.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 87
- Māori
- 31
- Pacific
- 44
- Asian
- 35
- MELAA
- 1
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 02 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 04 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| Year 05 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 06 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Year 07 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 31 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 150 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| Age 08 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 09 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
| Age 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 0 | 150 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Sacred Heart School (Petone) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Full Primary | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
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 stand-down rates data (2024)
Age-standardised suspension rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| Sacred Heart School (Petone) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| Full Primary | 3.9% |
| 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%
| Sacred Heart School (Petone) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| Full Primary | 1.7% |
| 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)
- 415
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1904
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
- 13 October 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (13 October 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 13 October 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 153 — 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
151
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 June 2018
November 2014
159
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 16 December 2014
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 13 October 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and Sacred Heart School (Petone) 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
Sacred Heart School (Petone), located in Petone, Lower Hutt, provides education for learners from Years 1 to 8.
Sacred Heart School (Petone) strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Ensure that the Catholic Special Character of Sacred Heart School is pervasive, based on RISE values, life skills, gospel stories and demonstrated in all aspects of school life which will ensure that every child will be a confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learner.
Ensure the provision of our local curriculum covers all students including those with Special Needs, and special abilities and continues to have a focus on the Digital Curriculum.
Develop and foster an effective partnership between the school, parents and community which leads to further community involvement in all aspects of school life including fundraising.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the Sacred Heart School (Petone) website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the local curriculum responds and reflects the RISE gospel values, kaitiakitanga , local histories and whānau aspirations enabling all tamariki to build confidence in their identity, sense of belonging, and continuous and sustained improvement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is:
that it encompasses all learners, and acknowledges whānau , leaders and staff’s commitment to further strengthen the school’s culturally responsive approach while enhancing the embedded ‘place-based’ curriculum
that the board, leadership and staff are highly committed to the achievement and hauora of all learners.
The school expects to see learners experiencing a culturally responsive, rich localised curriculum that reflects the gospel values and aspirations of whānau , builds a strong sense of belonging and supports continuous and sustained improvement.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to further refresh and enhance the localised curriculum:
active support from whānau has built strong relational trust between students, teachers and whānau that contributes to each learner’s confidence, sense of belonging and sustained achievement
a committed board, focused on learner achievement and wellbeing, that prioritises the resourcing of tamariki and kaiako learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
developing and embedding a refreshed, responsive localised curriculum framework
further strengthening the school’s place-based learning and culturally responsive approach
building every learner’s identity and sense of belonging to promote continuous improvement in outcomes.
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
13 October 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).