Last updated October 2026
St Patrick’s School is a state-integrated, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 24 Riverbend Road, Marewa, Napier. It opened in 1859 and had 239 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. St Patrick’s is a Catholic school, and its site describes Mass in the school chapel, visits to St Patrick’s Church, prayer spaces around the school and a Young Vinnies group that plans service in the school and community. Before and after school care runs at the school every school day through its OSCAR-approved Afcare programme.
At a glance
- Principal
- Peter Ahern (Acting)
- Address
- 24 Riverbend Road, Marewa, Napier
- Phone
- 06 843 9238
Home zone
No home zone: any student can apply to enrol. If more students apply than there are places, the school decides how places are offered.
Who goes here
Share of the 239 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from September 2025. ERO found success and progress rising for all learners, with a large majority of students at or above expected levels in reading and maths and a small majority in writing, where results are not yet equitable across groups. It described good teaching, structured literacy and maths approaches across the school, well-resourced classrooms, good support for students with additional needs and a caring, inclusive setting. Only a small majority of students attend regularly, and regular attendance is not yet improving.
ERO’s priorities for the school are better attendance, clear expectations for teaching and assessment at every year level, stronger te ao Māori and links with whānau, hapū and iwi, and wider community consultation to shape the school’s direction.
ERO recommended the Ministry of Education give specialist help with community consultation and curriculum review. It also found gaps in identity records for staff safety checks and in keeping in-committee minutes, which the board has since addressed.
Read the ERO reports for St Patrick’s School (Napier)
Enrolling
St Patrick’s is a state-integrated Catholic school with no home zone. Its enrolment policy gives preference to children whose families have a connection with the school’s Catholic special character, with preference confirmed by the parish priest.
A limited share of places is open to non-preference students, with a waiting list when places are full. Families pay attendance dues, and students take part in the school’s special character programme.
Enrolment forms can be downloaded from the school’s website or collected from the office, and they need to be signed by a parish priest.
Schools nearby
Where students go next
Based on home zones around the school’s own address. Families can apply to any school, and your own address decides which zones you are in.
In Onekawa Napier
St Patrick's School (Napier) is in Onekawa Napier. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Onekawa Napier guide →Questions parents ask
Is St Patrick's School (Napier) zoned?
No. It has no home zone, so any student can apply to enrol.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
239 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
435. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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Sources and data notes 1
- School facts: School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 26 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0).