St Dominic's College

Whanganui · Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Secondary (Year 7-15) · Private : Fully Registered · Girls School · Large urban area · Boarding

St Dominic's College at a glance

St Dominic's College is a girls school secondary (year 7-15) school in Whanganui, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the private : fully registered sector, with 51 students on roll. The school has been open since 1999.

With 51 students on roll, St Dominic's College is a small school — larger than about 15% of New Zealand schools.

No Equity Index value has been published for this school.

The largest group is European at 72.2%, with a meaningful Asian community at 22.2% — a mixed but clearly led roll.

On the isolation index the school scores 0 (very low isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.

Students by ethnicity

European 3972.2%

Pasifika 35.6%

Asian 1222.2%

European 39 · 72.2%

Pasifika 3 · 5.6%

Asian 12 · 22.2%

Total roll recorded: 51 students. Percentages are calculated from the 2026 roll census and may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and students who decline to state an ethnicity.

Roll in context

51Students on rollLarger than 15% of NZ schools · national median 215.5

—Equity IndexNot published

0.73Diversity scoreHigher = more mixed roll (max 1.95)

0Isolation indexvery low isolation

School facts

School typeSecondary (Year 7-15)
YearsYears 7–15
AuthorityPrivate : Fully Registered
GenderGirls School
SettingLarge urban area
Territorial authorityWhanganui District
Education regionTaranaki, Whanganui, Manawatū
Regional councilManawatū-Whanganui Region
Enrolment schemeNo — no enrolment scheme
BoardingBoarding available
Language of instructionAll students taught in English/other setting
Cohort entryNo — individual entry
DonationsNot applicable
Opened1999
Roll date2026 directory export
Statistical areaGonville North
WardArea Outside Ward
General electorateWhanganui
Māori electorate—

Location

Manawatū-Whanganui Region

Whanganui 39.9394° S · 175.0227° E

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Nearby schools

St Anthony's School (Wanganui)Whanganui · Composite 0.1 km Te Kura Waenga O Rutherford | Rutherford Intermediate SchoolWhanganui · Intermediate 0.6 km St Marcellin School (Wanganui)Whanganui · Full Primary 0.7 km Arahunga SchoolWhanganui · Specialist School 0.7 km Tawhero SchoolWhanganui · Contributing 0.7 km Gonville SchoolWhanganui · Contributing 0.8 km

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About this data

School #454 is drawn from the New Zealand Ministry of Education school directory export dated 1 September 2026, with roll and ethnicity figures recorded at the same snapshot. Equity Index, isolation index, enrolment scheme and boarding fields are as published by the Ministry. Qualification attainment statistics on this site come from Education Counts releases.

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