St Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu)
Full Primary · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–8
- Total roll
- 243
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 625 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu
- Territorial authority
- Waipa District
- Phone
- 07-8714669
- office@stpatta.co.nz
- Website
- http://www.stpatta.co.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Waikato
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
We are very proud of our uniform that, reflects us as being Catholic and a Josephite school.
- Required
- Where to buy the uniform
- https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/c/schools/st-patricks-catholic-sch-%28te-awamutu%29
At our local Warehouse store or [online](https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/c/schools/st-patricks-catholic-sch-%28te-awamutu%29)
- https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/c/schools/st-patricks-catholic-sch-%28te-awamutu%29
- Getting there
- Kidszone Before and After School Care bus picks up St Patrick’s students each day (provider Simone Monkley, 027 4853038); a school bus system serves families living more than 3.2km from school
Kidszone Before and After School Care has a bus which picks up St Patrick’s students each day. The provider is Simone Monkley
- Kidszone Before and After School Care bus picks up St Patrick’s students each day (provider Simone Monkley, 027 4853038); a school bus system serves families living more than 3.2km from school
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
- St Patrick's is a Catholic Integrated School.
- In essence this means that we are funded by the Ministry of Education and follow the NZ Curriculum like all State schools, but that we are allowed to teach through the lense of our Catholicity and that our school is owned and managed by our Proprietor, the Bishop of Hamilton.
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 173
- Māori
- 26
- Pacific
- 12
- Asian
- 54
- MELAA
- 9
- 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 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| Year 02 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| Year 03 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
| Year 04 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| Year 05 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 29 |
| Year 06 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 07 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| Year 08 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| Total | 34 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 248 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| Age 06 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 26 |
| Age 07 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 08 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 09 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 30 |
| Age 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 37 |
| Age 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| Age 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 34 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 248 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
0%
| St Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 53.9% |
| 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 Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 6.6% |
| 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 Patrick's Catholic School (Te Awamutu) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Waikato Region | 2.4% |
| 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)
- 427
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 3 July 1921
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
- 8 December 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (8 December 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 8 December 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 243 — 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 2018
275
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 6 December 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 8 December 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 18 months of the Education Review Office and St Patrick’s Catholic School ( Te Awamutu ) 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 Patrick’s Catholic School is situated in Te Awamutu and provides education for students in Years 1 to 8.
St Patrick’s Catholic School ( Te Awamutu ) ’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
grow their relationship with Christ
grow the unique and consistent vision for teaching and learning
ensure children make the progress necessary to reach their academic potential
value and embed te ao Māori in the fabric of the school
involve families and whānau in supporting the learning, wellbeing and faith students.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Patrick’s Catholic School ( Te Awamutu ) ’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how well the school’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi improves learner outcomes and success.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
measure the impact of school initiatives to support Māori learners to achieve success as Māori and have pride in their identity as Māori
further develop collective efficacy to embed mātauranga Māori into teaching and learning programmes
progress the current strategic direction of the school.
The school expects to see:
sustained parity in achievement for ākonga Māori
further developed expectations and implemented classroom and schoolwide practices related to te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori
strengthened relationships that improve whānau involvement in the learning journey of ākonga .
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support this evaluation of improved learner outcomes and success promoted by the commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi:
an established commitment to strengthening te reo Māori and partnerships with local hapū and marae
established expectations for relationship-based learning that contribute to equity for Māori learners
consistent commitment to improvements for ākonga
a school community that enhances a sense of connection and belonging for all staff and students.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
continued development and implementation of the school’s local curriculum
further strengthened, reciprocal partnerships with whānau, hapū and iwi to support learning.
Shelley Booysen Director of Schools
8 December 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).