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Ngā Kura Katorika - Catholic Schools

Catholic Schools

Catholic schools are called to be establishments of hope and to be responsive to the emerging socio-economic, political, religious and cultural structures that face them. By being a force for good in a world that does not always respect the vision of the Gospel, the Catholic school can

“Enrich the faith of the Christian community and contribute to the promotion of excellence in the nation.” (Pope John Paul II, 2004 ad limina visit NZ Bishops.)

Radiating Hope for the Future

Catholic schools proclaim the virtue of hope, which is fundamental to the future of our society. We are, in the words of Pope John Paul II, called upon “to be people who live with gratitude for the past, enthusiasm for the present and hope for the future.” (Novo Millenio Ineunte, No. 1, 2000)

With Catholic education at the very heart of the Church’s mission, Catholic schools strive to work with families informing young people who will take their place as leaders in the Church and society of Aotearoa-New Zealand.

With a focus on the development of the whole person as well as striving for academic and all-round excellence, our schools are called to be establishments of hope, and to be responsive to the emerging socio-economic, political, religious and cultural structures that face young people. Catholic schools proclaim the virtue of hope, which is fundamental to the future of our society, providing quality Catholic education to students from Early Childhood to Year 13.

The mission of Catholic schools is not just to provide a high standard of academic learning for our students but also to help develop a Christ-centered faith relationship with Jesus Christ. Pastoral care reflects the sacredness of each individual, when individuals are encouraged to know, love and respect themselves as children of God and when a culture of excellence is fastened in the heart of the Gospel. The Catholic Schools Office supports the work of school principals and staff, parents and parish priests in providing quality Catholic education to students from Early Childhood to Year 13 living in the Diocese of Auckland.

In the Auckland Diocese 23,500 young people are enrolled in our 42 primary schools and 15 secondary colleges. Catholic Schools in New Zealand have a maximum roll which is established by the Proprietor and agreed to with Government regarding the number of students a school may legally enrol. This number can be changed by application. Of this maximum roll a Catholic school may legally enrol up to 5% non-preference or non-Catholic students, provided that all preference applicants are accepted prior to any non-preference enrolments being accepted. This is agreed to in our partnership with government in the Education and Training Act 2020. Some schools have legally applied to increase their non-preference roll to 10% of their maximum roll. However a school does not need to enrol any non-preference students if space does not allow.

Early Childhood Education (ECE) Expand

There are currently 6 Catholic Early Childhood Centers in the Auckland Diocese. All of the Catholic Early Childhood Centers are located within the Auckland Region of New Zealand. These Catholic Early Childhood centers have a Catholic based early childhood education based program, as well as following state guidelines for Catholic Early Childhood Education.
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Clover Park
St Peter Chanel 
Aoga Amata Preschool

42A Boundary Rd, Clover Park
Auckland 2023
Ph: 09-263 5756
Email: [email protected]

Massey
St Paul’s Kindergarten

162A Waimumu Rd
Massey, Auckland 0614
Ph: 09-833 6634 Mob: 027 200 9635
Email: [email protected]

Otara
St John the Evangelist Pre-School

14A Otara Rd
Otara, Auckland 2159
Ph: 09-274 8519
Email: [email protected]
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Mar Addai Catholic Chaldean Preschool

505 Great South Rd
Papatoetoe
Manukau, Auckland 2025
Ph: 09 250 1434
Email: [email protected]

Panmure 
Marian Early Childhood Centre

19A Sunset View Rd
Panmure, Auckland 1741
Ph: 09-570 5690 Mob 021 0506 374
Email: [email protected] 

Papatoetoe
Fetu’u Moana Catholic Pre-School

54 Fairview Rd
Papatoetoe
Auckland 2025
Ph: 09-277 0052
email:  [email protected]
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Primary Education Expand

There are currently 42 Catholic Primary Schools in the Auckland Diocese from Kaitaia in the North to Thames in the South

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St Mary’s Catholic School
Avondale
2136 Great North Road
Auckland 1746
Phone / Fax: (09) 828 5599
www.stmarysavondale.school.nz

Good Shepherd
Balmoral
30 Telford Ave
Mt Eden, Auckland 1041
Phone (09) 620 4962
www.goodshepherd.school.nz

St Dominic’s Catholic School
Blockhouse Bay
32 Bolton Street, Blockhouse Bay
Auckland 0600
Phone (09) 626 5391
www.stdominics.school.nz

St Joseph’s Catholic School
Dargaville
9 Charlotte Street
Dargaville 0340
Phone (09) 439 8639
www.saintjosephs.school.nz

St Leo’s Catholic School
Devonport
102 Victoria Rd, Devonport
Auckland 0624
Phone (09) 445 9339
www.stleos.school.nz

St Mary’s
Ellerslie
58 Main Highway
Ellerslie, Auckland 1542
Phone (09) 579 8937
www.stmary.school.nz

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Epsom
19 Banff Avenue
Greenwoods Corner
Auckland 1347
Phone (09) 638 6200
www.starofthesea.school.nz

Sancta Maria Catholic Primary School
Flat Bush
317 Te Irirangi Drive, Flat Bush
Botany, Auckland 2163
Phone (09) 271 5249
www.sanctamariaprimary.school.nz

St Pius X Catholic
Glen Innes
103 Castledine Cresent
Glen Innes, Auckland 1072
Phone (09) 528 7257
www.saintpiusx.school.nz

St Joseph’s Catholic
Grey Lynn
456 Great North Road
Grey Lynn, Auckland 1245
Phone (09) 376 5456
www.st-joseph.school.nz

Holy Cross Catholic School
Henderson
8 Lavelle Road, Henderson
Auckland 0612
Phone (09) 838 8802
www.holycross.school.nz

Marist Catholic School
Herne Bay
82 Kelmarna Ave, Herne Bay
Auckland 1011
Phone (09) 376 7173
www.maristhernebay.school.nz

Monte Cecilia
Hillsborough
34 Whitmore Road
Mt Roskill, Auckland 1041
Phone (09) 625 5018
www.montececilia.school.nz

Our Lady Star of the Sea
Howick
14 Oakridge Way, Golflands
Auckland 2013
Phone (09) 538 0195
www.starofthesea.school.nz

Pompallier Catholic School
Kaitaia
23 Dominion Road
Kaitaia 0410
Phone  (09) 408 2650
www.pompallier.school.nz

St John’s
Mairangi Bay
87A Penzance Road
Mairangi Bay, Auckland 0630
Phone (09) 478 7734
www.sjmb.school.nz

St Mary MacKillop Catholic School
Mangere
12 McNaughton Ave, Mangere East
Auckland 2024
Phone (09) 257 1435
www.marymackillop.school.nz

St Anne’s Catholic School
Manurewa
124 Russell Rd, Manurewa
Auckland 2240
Phone (09) 269 0023
www.stanne.school.nz

St Paul’s
Massey
498 Don Buck Road
Westgate, Auckland 0657
Phone (09) 832 7200
www.stpaulsprimary.school.nz

Mount Carmel
Meadowbank
Mount Carmel Place, Meadowbank
Auckland 1072
Phone (09) 521 5161
www.mtcarmel.school.nz

Marist School
Mt Albert
14 Kitenui Avenue, Mt Albert
Auckland 1025
Phone (09) 846 7408
www.marist.school.nz

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St Mary’s
Northcote
45 Gladstone Road
Northcote, Auckland 0627
Phone (09) 418 4333
www.sms.school.nz

St Joseph’s
Onehunga
125 Church Street
Onehunga, Auckland 1061
Phone (09) 636 8102
www.sjs.school.nz

St Joseph’s School
Orakei
16 Brenton Place
Orakei, Auckland 1071
Phone  (09) 521 0866
www.sjorakei.school.nz

St Joseph’s
Otahuhu
29 High Street
Otahuhu, Auckland 1062
Phone (09) 276 4563
www.stjosephsotahuhu.school.nz

St John the Evangelist Catholic School
Otara
14B  Otara Road
Otara, Auckland 2159
Phone (09) 274 7558
www.otaracatholic.org.nz/contact/school

Christ the King Catholic School
Owairaka 
288 Richardson Road
Mt Roskill, Auckland 1041
Phone (09) 626 7123
www.ctk.school.nz

St Mark’s Catholic School
Pakuranga
334 Pakuranga Road
Highland Park, Auckland 2143
Phone (09) 576 5296
www.stmarks.school.nz

St Patrick’s
Panmure
5 Church Crescent
Panmure, Auckland 1072
Phone (09) 527 7016
www.stpatricks.school.nz

St Mary’s Catholic School
Papakura
54 Clark Road, Pahurehure
Papakura 2113
Phone (09) 298 4450
www.stmaryspapakura.school.nz

Holy Cross
Papatoetoe
21-27 Carruth Road
Papatoetoe, Auckland 2025
Phone (09) 278 8224
www.hcsp.school.nz

St Francis Catholic School
Pt Chevalier
2 Montrose Street
Pt Chevalier, Auckland 1246
Phone (09) 846 4696
www.stfrancis.school.nz

St Joseph’s
Pukekohe
94 Seddon Street
Pukekohe, Auckland 2340
Phone (09) 238 7745
www.stjosephs.co.nz

St Michael’s Catholic School
Remuera
6 Beatrice Road
Remuera, Auckland 1050
Phone (09) 520 0933
www.smcs.school.nz

St Ignatius
St Heliers
72 Speight Road
St Heliers, Auckland 1071
Phone (09) 575 7081
www.stignatius.school.nz

Stella Maris
Silverdale
50 Silverdale St
Silverdale, Auckland 0944
Phone (09) 427 9189
www.stellamaris.school.nz

Holy Trinity Catholic School
Takanini
137 Airfield Rd
Takanini, Auckland 2582
Phone (09) 296 9039
www.holytrinity.school.nz

St Joseph’s Catholic School
Takapuna
2 Taharoto Road
Takapuna, Auckland 0622
Phone (09) 489 4994
www.sj.school.nz

St Francis
Thames
202 Mackay St
Thames 3540
Phone (07) 868 7655
www.stfrancis-thamesschool.org

St Therese’s
Three Kings
463 Mt Albert Rd
Mt Roskill, Auckland 1041
Phone (09) 620 9441
www.threekingscatholic.org.nz

Hato Hōhepa Te Kāmura
Waitaruke
State Highway 10, RD 2
Kaeo 0479, Northland
Phone / Fax: (09) 405 1773
www.tekamura.school.nz

St Francis Xavier Catholic School
Whangarei
1 Percy St, Kensington
Whangarei 0112
Phone (09) 437 1039
www.whangareicatholic.org.nz

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Secondary Education Expand

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Baradene

237 Victoria Avenue
Remuera, Auckland 1541
Phone – (09) 524 6019
www.baradene.school.nz

Carmel College

114 Shakespeare Road
Milford, Auckland 0741
Phone – (09) 486 1132
www.carmel.school.nz

De La Salle College

81 Gray Avenue
Mangere East, Auckland 2158
Phone – (09) 276 4319
www.delasalle.school.nz

Liston College

69 Rathgar Road
Henderson, Auckland 0610
Phone – (09) 838 9350
www.liston.school.nz

Marcellin College

617 Mt Albert Road
Royal Oak, Auckland 1345
Phone – (09) 625 6509
www.marcellin.school.nz

Marist College

31 Alberton Avenue
Mt Albert, Auckland 1025
Phone – (09) 846 8311
www.maristcollege.school.nz

McAuley High

26 High Street
Otahuhu, Auckland 1640
Phone – (09) 276 8715
www.mcauleyhigh.school.nz

Pompallier Catholic College

475 State Highway 14,
Maunu, Whangarei 0143
Phone – (09) 438 3950
www.pompalliercollege.school.nz

Rosmini

36 Dominion Street
Takapuna
Auckland 0622
Phone – (09) 489 5417
www.rosmini.school.nz

Sacred Heart

250 West Tamaki Road
Glen Innes, Auckland 1071
Phone – (09) 529 3660
www.sacredheart.school.nz

Sancta Maria

319 Te Irirangi Drive
Botany, Auckland 2163
Phone – (09) 274 4081
www.sanctamaria.school.nz

St Dominic’s

29 Rathgar Road
Henderson, Auckland 0650
Phone – (09) 839 0380
www.stdoms.ac.nz

 

St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College

Burtt Rd

Drury, Auckland 2113

Ph 09 215 6113

www.ignatius.school.nz

 

St Mary’s

11 New Street
Ponsonby, Auckland 1144
Phone – (09) 376 6568
www.stmaryak.school.nz

St Paul’s

183 Richmond Road
Grey Lynn, Auckland 1021
Phone – (09) 376 1287
www.stpaulscollege.co.nz

St Peter's

23 Mountain Road
Grafton, Auckland 1023
Phone – (09) 524 8108
www.st-peters.school.nz

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New Zealand Catholic Education Office

The New Zealand Catholic Education Office is the office of the New Zealand Council of Proprietors of Catholic Integrated Schools. It also serves the educational requirements of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference. It assists the Conference and the proprietors of Catholic Integrated schools in their mission of providing Catholic education.

Enrolment

Catholic Schools in New Zealand have a maximum roll which is a number established by the Proprietor and agreed to by Government as to the number of students a school can legally enrol. This number can be changed by application.
Of this maximum roll, a Catholic school can legally enrol up to 5% non-preference or non-Catholic students, provided that all preference applicants are accepted prior to any non-preference enrolments being accepted. This is agreed to in the Education and Training Act 2020. Some schools have legally applied to increase their non-preference roll to 10% of their maximum roll. A school, however, does not need to enrol any non-preference students if space does not allow.

The Principal handles enrolment in a Catholic School. If a child is to be a preference student, he or she must obtain a signed preference certificate. Preference certificates can be obtained from the school or downloaded from this website.   A signed preference certificate does not guarantee enrolment at a particular school. This may depend on enrolment zones and capacity.

Preference of Enrolment Information and Forms Expand

Information for Preference of Enrolment

A comprehensive information sheet for parents and caregivers seeking preference of enrolment at Catholic Schools in the Auckland Diocese.

Information Sheet

Preference of Enrolment Certificate 

This form needs to be completed by one of the following agents of the Bishop

  • Parish Priest of the Parish of Residence of the family
  • Assistant Priest of their Parish of Residence
  • Priests appointed under canon 517/1
  • Deacons and lay persons appointed to pastoral care under canon 517/2
  • Ethnic chaplains who liaise with parish priests or their delegate
  • Local committees appointed by the Bishop or by any of the above agents of the Bishop

Process for Criterion 5.4 Preference of Enrolment Applications 

Supporting Evidence Form - Criterion 5.4 Preference of Enrolment Applications

Preference Appeal Form for Catholic Diocese of Auckland

Parents/Caregivers, or Principals making an appeal on behalf of parents/caregivers for preference status which has been declined by the Bishop's agent for the granting of preference are asked to complete the appeal form

Attendance Dues and Special Character Contributions Expand

Attendance Dues are a compulsory charge of $133.00 per term ($532.00 per year) for primary students and  $270.00 per term ($1,080.00 per annum) for secondary students in 2025.

Attendance Dues are a compulsory payment under the terms of the Education and Training Act 2020, and a condition of enrolment at a Catholic school.  Attendance Dues are charged for all students who attend Catholic Schools in New Zealand.  It is a legal charge and not a donation; attendance dues are not tax deductible.

Attendance Dues are used to repay loans for building works done at schools in the Auckland Diocese, property related costs including school building works, buildings insurance and costs directly associated with the administration of attendance dues.

Attendance Dues are collected by the schools on behalf of the school’s Proprietor and depending on the facilities available, you can pay with Cash, Eftpos, Automatic Payment and Internet Banking.

Attendance Dues can be paid in full at the beginning of the year, per term or by regular installment.

As a condition of enrolment at an integrated school, there is a legal requirement for parents and caregivers to pay attendance dues.
No preference student will be denied access to a Catholic School because parents and caregivers are unable to pay attendance dues in full. However, there is a need for all parents and caregivers to make a commitment to paying something towards the cost of the child’s education at a Catholic Integrated School.

You can view a copy of the latest annual report for Auckland Common Fund Limited by clicking here.

Attendance Dues Financial Assistance

Financial assistance is available to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of Attendance Dues for preference students attending Catholic schools in Auckland Diocese, both primary and secondary.

Families facing financial difficulties can contact their school office, their Parish Priest or the Operations Manager at the Catholic Diocese of Auckland for further information.

Application forms for the Attendance Dues Financial Assistance Scheme are available from school and parish offices, or use the link below to complete the application, then print and sign the form.

Click here to download the ACFL Attendance Dues Financial Assistance Scheme Application Form

St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College

 

Special Character Contributions

The Catholic Special Character contribution is a voluntary donation of $15.00 per term ($60.00 per annum) per student in 2025.

This contribution provides the main source of funding for all services provided to Catholic Schools in the Auckland Diocese by the Catholic Education Services Board. No contributions are made by the Government for these services.
The Catholic Education Services Board assists schools to provide a Catholic education for your child through the preservation and enhancement of the Catholic Special Character in our schools.

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Compulsory Attendance Dues 

 Parent and Caregiver Responsibilities

 

Attendance Dues are a compulsory payment under the terms of the Education and Training Act 2020 (Act) and are a condition of enrolment. Attendance Dues are charged for all students who attend Catholic integrated schools in New Zealand.

Attendance Dues are collected on behalf of the school’s Proprietor, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland. The Attendance Dues are forwarded to Auckland Common Fund Limited, a company established by the proprietors of Catholic Integrated Schools in the Diocese of Auckland responsible for the collection of Attendance Dues.

Under the Act, Attendance Dues are used for servicing and repaying loans to develop new building projects in the proprietors’ schools as well as paying for building insurance and compliance costs, collection, and administration.

At the time you enrol your child at a Catholic School, you are required to sign an agreement stating that you accept that you will pay the Attendance Dues and that you understand that payment of the Attendance Dues is a condition of enrolment and the continuing attendance of students at the school. Attendance Dues are not a donation, and they are not tax deductible.

Payment of Attendance Dues should be made in full at the beginning of the academic year or, in agreement with the school, by instalment (weekly, fortnightly, monthly or per term) during the academic year. The Attendance Dues cannot be paid in full at the end of each academic year.

Failure to pay the Attendance Dues may put your child’s place at the school at risk.

Overdue accounts may be referred to a credit reporting or debt collection agency by the Proprietor.

The agreement is legally enforceable and the person who signed the agreement remains legally liable for payment of the Attendance Dues. Responsibility for payment of Attendance Dues may be transferred to another Parent/Caregiver provided that the new Parent/Caregiver first signs a novation agreement accepting responsibility for payment of Attendance Dues, on terms acceptable to the school and the Proprietor.

Any civil agreements between parents/caregivers do not take precedence over the signed legal agreement.

The agreement may not be varied or terminated by the Parent/Caregiver without the prior written consent of the Proprietor.

Financial assistance with Attendance Dues is available to families of preference students in cases of genuine financial difficulties. Part of the criteria for receiving this assistance is that regular payments have been made at an affordable level.

 

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ATTENDANCE DUES
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME

Financial assistance is available to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of Attendance Dues for preference students attending Catholic schools in the Auckland Diocese, both primary and secondary.

Families facing financial difficulties can contact their school office, their Parish Priest or the Operations Manager at the Catholic Diocese of Auckland for further information.

Application forms for the Attendance Dues Financial Assistance Scheme are available from school and parish offices, or use the link below to complete the application, then print and sign the form.

Click here to download the ACFL Attendance Dues Financial Assistance Scheme Application Form

RETURN THE DOCUMENTS TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

The Principal of the school your child attends              OR

The Operations Manager
Auckland Common Fund Ltd
Private Bag 47-904
Ponsonby
Auckland 1144
Email: [email protected]

Policy & Procedures for Early Childhood Expand

The Catholic Church recognises the important role that our Catholic Early Childhood Services play in fostering the holistic development of young Catholic children. The Church acknowledges parents as the first educators of their children and supports this with provision of Catholic Education at early childhood level, where viable. In Catholic Early Childhood Centres children are assisted in their spiritual development and membership of the Church as well as developing the skills needed for an easy and smooth transition to school.

Early Childhood Services share in the Mission of Catholic Education and therefore the Catholic Special Character of each Centre must be given due recognition. The holistic foundation principles of Te Whariki, the Early Childhood Curriculum, make it totally in tune with Catholic values and beliefs about the education of young children. The Catholic Character dimension should never be considered as an 'add on; or as something to be carried out at a specific time each day. It is the heart of the Service and it should infuse everything that the staff and children do throughout the day.

The primary purpose of a Catholic Early Childhood Service (ECS) is to provide an all-encompassing Catholic family atmosphere that creates the awakening and nurturing of faith in the young children bringing them to an awareness of God and Gospel values and their place.

Catholic Early Childhood Service are required to have strong links with local parishes and Catholic schools.

GUIDELINES

The guidelines for determining whether an ECS may describe itself as "Catholic" aim to ensure that the service has in place structures and processes which:

  • Ensure the service has and maintains an authentic Catholic identity
  • Support and uphold the integrity of the Bishop
  • Protect the Bishop/ Diocese/ Parish from liability

LEGALITIES

  1. The Bishop decides whether a particular ECS in the Auckland Diocese may be designed as Catholic and may impose conditions on the Service in order for it to receive that designation
  2. The Catholic ECS must be licensed in accordance with the Education Act 1989 under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008.
  3. All new Catholic ECS must be incorporated as a legal entity which is separate in law from a Church structure such as a diocese, school or parish.
  4. Establishing the ECS as an incorporated company is the preferred model although an incorporated Trust is also acceptable.
  5. By 2020 all existing Catholic ECS must be incorporated as legal entities separate in law from a Church structure.
  6. The legal entity is the owner of the Catholic ECS, and does not need to own the property or facilities the Catholic ECS uses.
  7. The Catholic ECS's documentation provided to parents must:
    • require signed assent to their children participating in the Catholic Early Childhood curriculum and in activities associated with the Catholic character of the Catholic ECS;
    • make clear that attendance at a Catholic ECS does not in itself provide an automatic preference certificate and right to attend a Catholic school.
  8. The Catholic ECS must have an ongoing relationship with the Auckland Catholic Schools Office and cooperate fully in the monitoring of the Catholic character as required by the Bishop. This monitoring includes
    • Periodic external reviews of the Catholic Special Character of the Centre
    • Submitting a report at the end year according to the format determined by the CSO
  9. The Catholic ECS must be willing to pay a per student levy to cover the costs of monitoring of the Catholic character.

FINANCIAL VIABILITY

10. Prior to approval for the establishment of new Centres evidence must be provided to demonstrate to the Bishop or his advisers that the Service will be financially viable and sustainable.
11. Risk of viability remains with the ECS operator at all times.

SAFETY

12. The Catholic ECS must be able to demonstrate that in addition to the health and safety requirements of the Ministry of Education for ECSs and the health and safety requirements for any workplace, the ECS has in place effective screening and monitoring processes for staff and volunteers.

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