St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 55
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 102 Victoria Road, Devonport, Auckland
- Territorial authority
- Devonport-Takapuna Local Board Area
- Phone
- 09-4459339
- office@stleos.school.nz
- Website
- http://www.stleos.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
| Girls' Winter Uniform \| Term 2 and Term 3 | Girls Summer Uniform \| Term 1 and Term 4 | | Blue long-sleeve polo shirt | Blue short-sleeve polo shirt |
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://www.schooluniform.co.nz
Girls' polo shirts, girls' culottes, boys' polo shirts, boys' shirts and polar fleece jackets need to be ordered from [https://www.schooluniform.co.nz](https://www.schooluniform.co.nz)
- https://www.schooluniform.co.nz
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
| Term 1 | Monday 2 February | Thursday 2 April
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20 April – Friday 3 July
| Term 2 | Monday 20 April | Friday 3 July
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20 July – Friday 25 September
| Term 3 | Monday 20 July | Friday 25 September
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12 October – Monday 14 December
| Term 4 | Monday 12 October | Monday 14 December
Year stated as2026 Term Dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2 February – Thursday 2 April
- How to enrol
- http://www.stleos.school.nz/resources/sites/505/files/picker/enrolment-form-2021-1.pdf
To view our Preference and Enrolment forms please click on the buttons. | [Preference Form](http://www.stleos.school.nz/resources/sites/505/files/picker/preferenceof-enrolment-certificate.pdf) | [Enrolment Form](http://www.stleos.school.nz/resources/sites/505/files/picker/enrolment-form-2021-1.pdf)
- http://www.stleos.school.nz/resources/sites/505/files/picker/enrolment-form-2021-1.pdf
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 Purpose Through the teachings of Jesus, naturing the whole child - In mind, body and spirit. Mai i ngā ākonga o Ihu Karaiti kia poipoi i te tamaiti, Kia ora ā-hinengaro, ā kikokiko, ā wairua.
- Our Vision To love, to learn, to grow in faith. Kia aroha, kia tupu, kia mau ki te whakapono.
- Special character
- St Leo’s Catholic School is part of a Christ centered community of faith founded by the Mercy Sisters in 1893. The school values reflect the Mercy values and these are lived out in our school life. We educate the whole child, promoting total development of mind, body and spirit, uplifting both excellence and integrity amongst all students and in all school endeavours.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
St Leo’s Catholic School has agreed to observe and be bound by the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.
- Accepted, as stated
- Voluntary donation
- $182 per term (first child), $172.90 (second child), $164.25 (third or subsequent child)
| BOT Operating Contribution / per term | $182 | $172.90 | $164.25 |
- $182 per term (first child), $172.90 (second child), $164.25 (third or subsequent child)
What is on offer beyond the classroom?
The sports, arts, clubs and groups this school names on its own website. Not a complete list of what any school offers, and not a count — a school that names more here has written more down, which is not the same as doing more.
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.
- On offer
- Chess club
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 45
- Māori
- 9
- Pacific
- 5
- Asian
- 11
- MELAA
- 2
- 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Year 06 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 50 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 08 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Age 09 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 50 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Leo's Catholic School (Devonport) | 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 Leo's Catholic School (Devonport) | 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 Leo's Catholic School (Devonport) | 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)
- 380
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1895
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
- 5
- Last reviewed
- 29 June 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (29 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 29 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 55 — 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.
September 2018
84
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 9 November 2018
June 2015
98
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 12 August 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 29 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 6 months of the Education Review Office and St Leo’s Catholic School (Devonport) 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 Leo’s Catholic School (Devonport) is located in Devonport, North Shore, Auckland and provides education and care for students from Years 0 to 6. The school follows the Sisters of Mercy charism. A new Principal was appointed in 2022.
The school is part of the North Shore Catholic School’s Kāhui Ako .
St Leo’s Catholic School (Devonport)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for tamariki are:
Love/ Aroha . To provide a nurturing environment that fosters aroha of oneself, others and the planet.
Learn/ Ako . To celebrate each child’s gifts by providing an engaging, relevant and responsive education.
Faith/ Whakapono . To develop our Catholic faith and weave it through all dimensions of our school community.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Leo’s Catholic School (Devonport)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well professional development increases teachers’ pedagogical and content knowledge in mathematics, underpinned by inquiry.
Although the tamariki are achieving at and above the curriculum levels, focus is to accelerate the progress and achievement even further. The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
increase teacher content knowledge so that teachers are aware of the curriculum levels the tamariki are working at and beyond
engage in the use of a culturally strengths-based approach that extends tamariki conceptual and procedural knowledge and understanding
provide multiple opportunities for tamariki to use mathematical practices across all curriculum areas.
The school expects to see:
staff know tamariki strengths, interests, culture and mathematical understandings to inform their practice to accelerate individual progress and achievement
an authentic, strengths-based approach through effective teaching and learning practices
confident, competent tamariki who can extend their mathematical practices in all areas of their learning
professional learning that meets teachers' mathematical knowledge, understanding and needs
teachers able to accelerate learners’ mathematical capability to ensure ongoing progress.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to evaluate how well professional development increases teachers pedagogical and content knowledge in mathematics as inquiry.
Tamariki experience a caring, safe and inclusive environment where they are encouraged to take risks in their learning and to be the best they can be, empowered through the Catholic faith and underpinned by the Mercy values.
Tamariki and their whānau demonstrate a strong sense of belonging and connection to the school.
Collaborative staff are focused on improving equitable and excellent outcomes for all tamariki through a broad and rich school curriculum.
Leadership collaboratively promotes relational trust and enacts the school vision and values.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
providing professional development, supported by leadership for teachers to enhance their mathematical content knowledge and inquiry pedagogy
assessment and moderation practices that align with the mathematics curriculum and inquiry pedagogy
tamariki transferring the mathematical inquiry practices that they have learnt to other areas across the curriculum. This promotes tamariki developing as confident, critical thinkers and conceptual 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
29 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 5 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).