Last updated October 2026
St Anne’s School is a state-integrated, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at Raine Street, Whanganui East, Whanganui. It opened in 1944 and had 222 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has no home zone, so any student can apply. Its site sets out a te reo Māori programme across the school with regular pōwhiri and marae visits, weekly kapa haka for the intermediate team, and Garden to Table and Enviroschools programmes. Year 7 and 8 students have their own technology classes, camps, enrichment programme and leadership roles.
At a glance
- Principal
- Becky Clark
- Address
- Raine Street, Whanganui East, Whanganui
- Phone
- 06 343 8389
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 222 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 October 2025. ERO found that success and progress are rising for all learners, that teaching in reading, writing and maths is of high quality, and that school planning and conditions are driving strong performance.
Most learners meet or exceed the expected curriculum level in reading and maths and a large majority do so in writing, with results fair across groups in reading and writing and becoming fairer in maths. Learners with complex needs are well supported and the school reports usefully to whānau.
ERO’s main concern was attendance: fewer than half of learners attend regularly, the school is behind the government target, and regular attendance and chronic absence were not yet improving, although a plan was being developed.
The school’s priorities are to lift attendance, update assessment for the new literacy and maths requirements, report more accurately on the progress of students with additional needs, and embed structured literacy and new maths programmes in line with the refreshed curriculum.
Read the ERO reports for St Anne’s School (Wanganui)
Enrolling
As a state-integrated Catholic school, St Anne’s gives preference to families with a connection to the Catholic faith, such as a child who is baptised or being prepared for baptism, or a Catholic parent. Preference is confirmed with the proprietor’s representative, and non-preference applications are handled by the principal. Attendance dues apply and are compulsory.
The enrolment page has the enrolment form, preference certificate and attendance dues agreement, and new entrants and their parents are invited to an induction morning tea before starting.
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 Whanganui East
St Anne's School (Wanganui) is in Whanganui East. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Questions parents ask
Is St Anne's School (Wanganui) 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?
222 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?
459. 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, 29 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).