St Patrick's School (Masterton)
Contributing · State : Integrated
- Year levels
- 1–6
- Total roll
- 217
- Enrolment zone
- No
- Gender
- Co-Educational
Where is it, and how do I get in touch?
- Address
- 132 Chapel Street, Masterton
- Territorial authority
- Masterton District
- Phone
- 06-3775043
- office@stpatsmstn.school.nz
- Directions
- Get directions
Other schools nearby: schools in Wellington Region
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
Our uniform is what we like to describe as gender-neutral with children having the option to choose what they would like to wear. The uniform includes:
- Required
- Term dates
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2nd February – Thursday 2nd April
Term 1: Monday 2nd February – Thursday 2nd April
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 2, 2026: Monday 20th April – Friday 3rd Jul
Term 2: Monday 20th April – Friday 3rd Jul
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 3, 2026: Monday 20th July – Friday 25th September
Term 3: Monday 20th July – Friday 25th September
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 4, 2026: Monday 12th October – Tuesday 15th December
Term 4: Monday 12th October – Tuesday 15th December
Year stated asTerm Dates 2026
- Term 1, 2026: Monday 2nd February – Thursday 2nd April
Who goes here?
Ethnicity breakdown of the total roll, shown as context. Not ranked, and not compared against any average.
- European
- 100
- Māori
- 43
- Pacific
- 21
- Asian
- 81
- MELAA
- 8
- Other
- 1
- 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 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Year 02 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 45 |
| Year 03 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 33 |
| Year 04 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 47 |
| Year 05 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 41 |
| Year 06 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Year 07 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 48 | 25 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 235 |
| Māori | Pacific | Asian | MELAA | Other | European/ Pākehā | International students | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 05 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| Age 06 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 44 |
| Age 07 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
| Age 08 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 45 |
| Age 09 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
| Age 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| Age 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 48 | 25 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 235 |
Source: Education Counts, Ministry of Education, CC BY 4.0
Student engagement
Age-standardised stand-down rate per 1,000 students — 2024
12%
| St Patrick's School (Masterton) | 12% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 24.7% |
| Contributing | 35.6% |
| State : Integrated | 16.2% |
| New Zealand | 37.1% |
Trend and demographic breakdown
| Female | 0% |
|---|---|
| Male | 26% |
| Māori | 47.7% |
| Pacific | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Other | 0% |
| European/Pākehā | 0% |
| Total | 12% |
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 School (Masterton) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 2.6% |
| 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 Patrick's School (Masterton) | 0% |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 0.9% |
| 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)
- 439
- Boarding
- No
- Language of instruction
- All students taught in English/other setting
- Urban / rural
- Medium urban area
- Date opened
- 25 January 1887
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
- 26 July 2023
- Latest report
- Te Ara Huarau | School Profile Report
- Report type
- Profile report
- Board assurance
- The board attested to all areas (26 July 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 26 July 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 217 — 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 2018
238
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 22 June 2018
March 2015
220
Counted while ERO’s review team was at the school. Education Review Office, report of 20 April 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 26 July 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 Patrick’s School (Masterton) 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 School (Masterton) is an integrated Catholic character school located in Masterton catering for students in years 0 – 6.
St Patrick’s School (Masterton)’s strategic priorities for improving outcomes for learners are to:
be engaged and empowered to strive for excellence as life-long Catholic learners
experience growth in their wellbeing through understanding how to care for and look after themselves and others.
You can find a copy of the school’s strategic and annual plan on St Patrick’s School (Masterton)’s website.
ERO and the school are working together to evaluate how effectively the St. Patrick’s School (Masterton) local curriculum is engaging students and supporting student progress, achievement and wellbeing. This will include the evaluation of how well they are developing Wairarapatanga within the school and community.
The rationale for selecting this evaluation is to:
understand how the local curriculum is supporting growth in student wellbeing, self-care and care for others
increase student, and teacher, confidence and authentic use of Te Reo Māori and local tikanga in everyday contexts
identify opportunities for students to develop their awareness and knowledge of their local stories, histories, places and people.
The school expects to see students participating in events and learning that promotes an understanding of local histories and develops the everyday, authentic use of Te Reo Māori. It also expects to see students developing an awareness of what contributes to the wellbeing of themselves and others.
Strengths
The school can draw from the following strengths to support the school in its goal to understand how effectively the St Patrick’s School local curriculum is engaging students, supporting student progress and achievement while growing the understanding of Wairarapatanga within the school and community:
a recently reviewed local curriculum that has ‘real purpose’ and provides clarity around desired student outcomes
strong support for students with additional needs and an inclusive school culture that enables all to achieve
a supportive and nurturing school culture where all are supported.
Where to next?
Moving forward, the school will prioritise:
opportunities to explore local tikanga, to hear and understand local history and stories to support the development of an understanding of Wairarapatanga
participation in events that give students authentic opportunities to utilise Te Reo and to develop an understanding of tikanga
opportunities that support the growth of wellbeing.
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
26 July 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 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).