St Marcellin School (Wanganui)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 52
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- Totara Street, Whanganui
- Territorial authority
- Whanganui District
- Phone
- 06-3490023
- stmarcellin@welearn.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
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
WINTER UNIFORM Grey shorts or grey cargo pants Long sleeve navy-blue polo shirt Black school shoes with long navy-blue socks
- 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.
- In their words
- 'To provide a quality education in a positive Catholic environment'
- QUALITY CATHOLIC EDUCATION
- Respect
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Courage
- Living the Gospel values of Love, Compassion, Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Community
- Special character
- Recognising that each person is created in the image and likeness of God; we focus on human dignity and each person's unique gift and strengths so they can share them with others. In this approach to teaching and learning we remain true to providing an authentic, Catholic education for our students.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 7
- Māori
- 4
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 34
- MELAA
- 0
- 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Year 03 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 04 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 05 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Year 06 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Year 08 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 06 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Age 08 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Age 09 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Age 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 7 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Marcellin School (Wanganui) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 45.5% |
| 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%
| St Marcellin School (Wanganui) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 6.2% |
| 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%
| St Marcellin School (Wanganui) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui Region | 2.8% |
| 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)
- 504
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Large urban area
- Date opened
- 30 April 1983
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
- 30 April 2024
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (30 April 2024)
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 30 April 2024 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 52 — 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.
October 2017
76
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 11 January 2018
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 30 April 2024 — “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 24 months of the Education Review Office and St Marcellin School ( Wanganui ) 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 Marcellin’s School is a co-educational, state integrated school of Catholic special character. Located in Whanganui , the school caters for learners from years 1 to 8. A new permanent principal began at the beginning of 2023. An elected School Board is now in place.
St Marcellin School ( Wanganui )’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are:
Connected and Engaged: we will create a responsive learning environment that creates lifelong learners
Faith Centred: we will create an environment centred on Christ where all are treated with dignity and respect
Inclusivity: we will create an inclusive community that reflects our faith, our whānau and honours our turangawaewae
You can obtain a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan from the school’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate the extent that each learner’s pathway of success is supported by reliable, useful and collectively understood, assessment information.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is because reliable, useful and collectively understood ways of assessing achievement and progress will help the school to better respond to each learner. This will help the school to know that learning is happening at expected rates.
The school expects to see:
assessment tools used, collectively understood and analysed regularly to inform teaching and learning decisions
improved achievement and progress evident in reading, writing and mathematics assessment information
actively engaged learners who are able to articulate their learning and share it with whānau
learners supported to know what they are learning, why they are learning it and what their next steps will be.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school to evaluate the extent that each learner’s pathway of success is supported by reliable, collectively understood and useful assessment information:
a supportive learning environment, underpinned by the school’s special character, that celebrates diversity and prioritises a holistic approach to learning
a diverse and supportive school community who are committed to the school and share their expertise to enrich learning
increasingly useful systems and processes that support quality teaching and learning.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
engaging with external expertise to further build teacher capacity in the use of assessment
using assessment information to inform teaching and learning decisions
using assessment information with learners and whānau to collaboratively determine each learner’s individual pathway of success.
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
30 April 2024
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).