Last updated October 2026
Faith City School is a state-integrated, co-educational full primary school for Years 1 to 8 at 127 Springvale Road, Springvale, Whanganui. It opened in 1979 and had 157 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
It has an enrolment scheme, so check with the school whether your address is in its home zone. The school describes its education as Christ-centred and built on biblical principles, and it runs a devotions programme alongside the wider curriculum. Its site lists physical education that includes swimming and lifesaving lessons, cross country, inter-school sport and a choice of summer and winter team sports.
At a glance
- Principal
- Martin Bullock
- Address
- 127 Springvale Road, Springvale, Whanganui
- Phone
- 06 345 7737
Home zone
Faith City School has a home zone. The school can confirm whether your address is inside it.
Who goes here
Share of the 157 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 November 2025. ERO found that learner progress is rising, teaching in reading, writing and maths is strong, and a large majority of students are at or above the expected curriculum level in all three. It noted good support for students with complex needs, structured approaches to literacy and maths that are well embedded, place-based learning developed with local mana whenua, and close ties with whānau.
ERO also noted that reading and writing results are not yet even across groups of learners, and that regular attendance is improving but still short of the government target. Its priorities for the school are to bring in the new reading, writing and maths curriculum requirements, lift progress for all learners with a focus on boys in literacy, share leadership more widely to strengthen self-review, and work with the community on a plan to improve attendance.
Read the ERO reports for Faith City School
Enrolling
Faith City School is a state-integrated school with a Christian special character. Under its enrolment scheme, preference goes to families who live by a Christian approach in line with the beliefs of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand.
Other places are offered only once preference applicants are placed and there is room on the roll, and a ballot is used when a priority group has more applicants than places.
Attendance dues are compulsory and are paid to Faith City Church, the school’s proprietor, for the upkeep of the buildings. The enrolment page has the prospectus, enrolment form and enrolment scheme, and families are invited to contact the school to arrange a meeting with the principal.
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 Westmere
Faith City School is in Westmere. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Westmere guide →Questions parents ask
Is Faith City School zoned?
It has a home zone. Ask the school whether your address is inside it.
What years does it teach?
Years 1 to 8.
How many students go there?
157 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?
441. 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).