St Mark's Church School (Mt Victoria)
Full Primary · Private : Fully Registered
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 133
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 13 Dufferin Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington
- Territorial authority
- Wellington City
- Phone
- 04-3859489
- admin@st-marks.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.
- School day starts
- 8:20am
8:20am Morning Bell
- 8:20am
- School day ends
- 3:05pm (Students in Years 1, 2 & 3 dismissed earlier at 3pm)
3:05pm Afternoon Bell (Note: Students in Years 1, 2 & 3 will be dismissed earlier at 3pm)
- 3:05pm (Students in Years 1, 2 & 3 dismissed earlier at 3pm)
- Uniform
- Required
Students are required to comply with the school’s uniform standards and dress codes at all times. Full uniform including the blazer must be worn correctly when travelling between home and 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.
- International students
- Accepted, as stated
Tuition Fees are payable in advance for International Students for the time enrolled at St Mark’s.
- Accepted, as stated
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
- performing arts clubs
This includes sports teams, performing arts clubs, itinerant music lessons, choirs, bands, and a number of other clubs and activities.
- itinerant music lessons
This includes sports teams, performing arts clubs, itinerant music lessons, choirs, bands, and a number of other clubs and activities.
- choirs
This includes sports teams, performing arts clubs, itinerant music lessons, choirs, bands, and a number of other clubs and activities.
- bands
This includes sports teams, performing arts clubs, itinerant music lessons, choirs, bands, and a number of other clubs and activities.
- Water Polo
Water Polo is a popular sport at St Mark’s School. Students in Years 7 and 8 play on Monday evenings during Term 1 at Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre.
- Mini Polo
Mini Polo is the precurser sport to Water Polo and is offered to students in Years 5 and 6.
- Junior netball
Junior netball is for students in Year 1 to Year 4 and is run during the summer terms (Terms 1 and 4).
- Touch rugby
Touch rugby is a fast, safe, non-contact sport that is becoming extremely popular at St Mark’s. It is played by boys and girls in Years 3 to 8.
- Miniball
Miniball is a junior version of basketball, with modified rules and lowered hoops. It is available to both boys and girls in Years 3 and 4.
- basketball
From Year 5, students play basketball.
- Senior Netball teams
Senior Netball teams play during the Winter (in Terms 2 and 3).
- Cricket
Summer Codes: Cricket (we currently have a 1st XI team for Year 7 and 8 boys, a Cricket 8 team for Year 7 and 8 girls and the Colts team for Year 5 and 6), Tennis and Touch Rugby.
- Tennis
Summer Codes: Cricket (we currently have a 1st XI team for Year 7 and 8 boys, a Cricket 8 team for Year 7 and 8 girls and the Colts team for Year 5 and 6), Tennis and Touch Rugby.
- Football
Winter Codes: Football, Hockey and Netball.
- Hockey
Winter Codes: Football, Hockey and Netball.
- cross country
During the year St Mark’s School has three major sports days involving the whole school: cross country, swimming sports, and athletics.
- swimming sports
During the year St Mark’s School has three major sports days involving the whole school: cross country, swimming sports, and athletics.
- athletics
During the year St Mark’s School has three major sports days involving the whole school: cross country, swimming sports, and athletics.
- Running Club
Our before-school Running Club is very popular and is a great way to start the day and keep fit.
- performing arts clubs
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 82
- Māori
- 4
- Pacific
- 4
- Asian
- 52
- MELAA
- 4
- Other
- 6
- International
- 2
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 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Year 02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Year 03 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 04 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Year 05 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 30 |
| Year 06 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 08 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 185 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| Age 06 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Age 07 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 09 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
| Age 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| Age 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 185 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
About the school
- Equity Index (EQI)
- not applicable
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Major urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1917
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
- 2
- Last reviewed
- 8 March 2024
- Latest report
- Private School Review Report March 2024
- Report type
- Review report
- Board assurance
- not reported
What this report states about the school
As stated in ERO’s report of 8 March 2024 — not necessarily the position now. Each line quotes the sentence it came from.
- International students
- true
The school is a signatory provider to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
- true
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 133 — 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
203
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 19 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 8 March 2024 — “Private School Review Report March 2024” — section by section, under ERO’s own headings, in ERO’s own order. Nothing is summarised, shortened or reordered.
Introduction
ERO reviews of private schools are significantly different in process and more limited in scope and reporting than those for state and state-integrated schools, focusing as they do on the Criteria for Registration set out in clauses 2 to 6, Schedule 7 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Clause 9, Schedule 7 of the Education and Training Act requires the Education Review Office (ERO) to review private schools and to report to the Secretary for Education on whether each school meets the criteria for registration.
More information about ERO reviews of private schools can be found on ERO’s website Private and independent schools | Education Review Office (ero.govt.nz)
The criteria for registration are that the school —
has premises that are suitable, as described in clause 3, Schedule 7; and
usually provides tuition for 9 or more students who are of or over the age of 5 years but are under the age of 16 years [clause 2(b), Schedule 7); and
has staffing that is suitable to the age range and level of its students, the curriculum taught at the school, and the size of the school (clause 2(c), Schedule 7; and
has equipment that is suitable for the curriculum being delivered or to be delivered at the school (clause 2(d) Schedule 7); and
has a curriculum for teaching, learning, and assessment and makes details of the curriculum and its programme for delivery available for parents; and
has suitable tuition standards, as described in clauses 2(e),(f) and 5, Schedule 7; and
has managers who are fit and proper persons (as described in clause 6, Schedule 7) to be managers of a private school; and
is a physically and emotionally safe place for students (clause 2(h), Schedule 7).
When an ERO report identifies an area within the criteria for registration that is not meeting the criteria at the time of the ERO review, that will be reported, the Ministry will be informed and the Ministry will follow up the issue with the school.
a) The school has premises that are suitable as described in clause 3, Schedule 7
Meeting
b) The school usually provides tuition for 9 or more students who are of or over the age of 5 years but are under the age of 16 years
Meeting
c) The school has staffing that is suitable to the age range and level of its students, the curriculum taught at the school, and the size of the school
Meeting
d) The school has equipment that is suitable for the curriculum being delivered or to be delivered at the school
Meeting
e) The school has a curriculum for teaching, learning, and assessment and makes details of the curriculum and its programme for delivery available for parents
Meeting
f) The school has suitable tuition standards as described in clauses 2(e), (f) and 5, Schedule 7
Meeting
g) The school has managers who are fit and proper persons (as described in clause 6, Schedule 7)
Meeting
h) The school is a physically and emotionally safe place for students
A safe place is one in which risks to student safety are regularly assessed and evaluated with a view to eliminating, or at least reducing, harm. A safe place is one where clear policies exist and are acted upon to eliminate or minimise harm.
ERO’s judgement is based on the quality, intent and regular review of the school’s policies and procedures.
The school has regularly reviewed policies and procedures to provide for a physically and emotionally safe place for students.
Conclusion
On the basis of the information obtained during the review, ERO considers that St Mark’s Church School (Mt Victoria) meets the criteria for registration as a private school set out in clauses 2 to 6, Schedule 7 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Provision for international students
The school is a signatory provider to the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021 established under section 534 of the Education and Training Act 2020. The school has attested that it complies with all aspects of the Code.
At the time of this review there were no international students attending the school.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools 8 March 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 2 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).