St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 218
- Enrolment zone
- Yes
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 72 Speight Road, St Heliers, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Ōrākei Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-5757081
- office@stignatius.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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Source: Ministry of Education, CC BY 3.0 NZ
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
Not stated on the school’s website.
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz/
if you want to find out more about our uniform please visit the School Uniform Centre at 169 Manukau Road, Epsom or visit their website to find out more or order online. [https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz/](https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz/)
- https://schooluniformcentre.co.nz/
- Getting there
- The school bus operates each day after school during term time. Cost is $2 per child (cash) or cheaper if an ‘AT HOP’ card is used
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
- Our vision is to grow learners to have a Love of God, Aroha ki te Atua, a Love of Learning, Aroha te ako and a Love of Life, Aroha te Oranga
OUR VISION Our vision is to grow learners to have a Love of God, Aroha ki te Atua, a Love of Learning, Aroha te ako and a Love of Life, Aroha te Oranga
- Our vision is to grow learners to have a Love of God, Aroha ki te Atua, a Love of Learning, Aroha te ako and a Love of Life, Aroha te Oranga
- Special character
- At St Ignatius Catholic School we live and teach the values of Jesus Christ.
- These values which are expressed in the Scriptures are taught in our general school programme, in Religious Education and through prayer and liturgy.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 179
- Māori
- 19
- Pacific
- 17
- Asian
- 26
- MELAA
- 21
- Other
- 5
- 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 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 02 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 33 |
| Year 03 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 04 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 38 |
| Year 05 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 06 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 23 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 212 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 06 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 07 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 34 |
| Age 08 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 33 |
| Age 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 41 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 23 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 212 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Auckland Region | 29.7% |
| Contributing | 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%
| St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers) | 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%
| St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers) | 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)
- 354
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 26 March 1927
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
- 15 February 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (15 February 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 15 February 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 218 — 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 2017
237
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 29 June 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 15 February 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 St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers) 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
St Ignatius School, in St Heliers, Auckland, is a state integrated school which provides education for students in Years 1 - 6. The school’s values guide the school to develop learners that are respectful (Whakanui ), responsible ( Takohanga ), generous ( Ohaoha ) and happy ( Hari ).
St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Aroha Ki te Atua : Love of God : To be Christ centred: Build strong connections with parish and communities; Provide opportunities to nurture faith development
Aroha te Ako : Love of Learning : To empower Learning: Grow teaching pedagogy to ensure high quality learner outcomes; Provide an authentic, localised curriculum that sets learners up for the future
Aroha te Oranga : Love of Life : Embed school values and learner profile; Support learners to courageously take their place in the world.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Ignatius Catholic School (St Heliers) website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the reading, writing and mathematics programmes support all learners to engage meaningfully in the broad curriculum.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to support all learners to achieve to their potential so that they can achieve high quality outcomes and successes across the school curriculum and in life.
The school expects to see:
learners supported to be curious, confident and take ownership of their learning
innovative teaching of the localised curriculum which challenges learners to think creatively about their future world
supportive leadership that strengthens learning partnerships with families, the parish, and the wider community.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how well foundation learning areas of the curriculum can be strengthened to ensure all learners are able to access the broader curriculum:
well-embedded and shared values that create a sense of direction and belonging for students, staff, the parish and the wider community
learners experience a school climate that is positive and culturally responsive where achievement is equitable and excellent
inclusive teaching continues to strengthen the engagement of all learners
the school is continuing schoolwide leadership both for and of teaching and learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continuous improvement of teaching and learning programmes and sustaining excellence of achievement for all learners
further development of a localised curriculum that equips all learners to be courageous and take their place in the world
broadening the educational connections to ensure all parents and learners are supported and nurtured through the parish and community.
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.
Filivaifale Jason Swann Director Review and Improvement Services (Northern) Northern Region | Te Tai Raki
15 February 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).