Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 377
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 317 Te Irirangi Drive, Flat Bush, Manukau
- Territorial authority
- Howick Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-2715249
- office@sanctamariaprimary.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
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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.
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
At Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School, students are expected to wear the correct uniform with pride, reflecting the spirit and values of our school.
- Required
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
- Established in 2010, Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School is an integrated Catholic primary school situated in the heart of Flat Bush. Our school was founded with great care and attention to meet the educational and spiritual needs of Catholic children in the 21st century.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 41
- Māori
- 13
- Pacific
- 67
- Asian
- 274
- MELAA
- 33
- 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 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 61 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 57 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 9 | 71 | 279 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 373 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Age 06 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 54 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 10 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 73 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 61 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Total | 9 | 71 | 279 | 24 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 373 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
13.4%
| Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School | 13.4% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 27.6% |
| Māori | 0% |
| Pacific | 34.3% |
| Asian | 9.4% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 13.4% |
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%
| Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 3% |
| 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%
| Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 1.4% |
| 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)
- 367
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 31 December 2008
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
- 3
- Last reviewed
- 25 September 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (25 September 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 25 September 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 377 — 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.
March 2017
366
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 May 2017
This is one count taken for one report. It says what the roll was on that day, and nothing about how the roll has moved.
What ERO wrote in its latest report
This is ERO’s report of 25 September 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 20 months of the Education Review Office and Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School 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
Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School provides education for students in Years 1 to 6 and is located in Flat Bush East Auckland. Since the previous ERO review in 2017, two school leaders have been appointed to the senior leadership team.
The school’s vision is to grow students with Catholic faith in their hearts, minds and actions, and who are confident, connected, collaborative and critically discerning. The school values aspire for students to be ‘Full of Grace, Obedient, Faithful, Compassionate, Thoughtful, Hopeful, Contented and Determined’.
Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
provide authentic opportunities that will foster and nurture spiritual growth
strengthen and sustain capability so that teaching and learning is enhanced
design concept learning through a localised curriculum so that students become critical, confident and connected learners able to engage in a rapidly changing world
strengthen the partnerships within the South East Christian Kāhui Ako to empower all teachers to grow professionally
embrace and strengthen cultural efficacy in order to live the shared Catholic faith.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on the Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the impact of effective teaching on learner progress and achievement.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to promote equity and inclusion for all students to access learning and to develop teachers’ consistent use of effective teaching practices.
The school expects to see:
students who are achieving and progressing in their learning at expected levels
students engaging with their learning well
a shared vision and understanding of learning within the school’s learning community.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support its goal to evaluate the impact of effective teaching on learner progress and achievement:
strong school values that guide and support students
a positive and respectful school culture that promotes students’ love for learning
a responsive curriculum that focuses on meeting all students’ learning needs
committed teachers who are reflective of the school’s community
an engaged, supportive and collaborative school community.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
embedding and sustaining teachers’ use of effective literacy strategies to promote all students’ access to and expression of their learning
continuing to promote culturally responsive practices to develop students’ sense of belonging and mana as learners.
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
25 September 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 3 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).