# St Mary's College (Ponsonby)

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Ponsonby, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/50-st-mary-s-college-ponsonby

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 388

*Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.*

## The record
- 11 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1144
- Roll: 1,005 (September 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1858
- Isolation index 0.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 539 · Māori 121 · Pacific 257 · Asian 325 · MELAA 27 · Other 11 · International 53
- Phone: 09-3766568
- Email: office@stmaryak.school.nz
- Contact: Sarah Dwan
- Website: http://www.stmaryak.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Freemans Bay School](https://www.chch.live/school/1279-freemans-bay-school), decile 6 · EQI 408
- [Ponsonby Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1445-ponsonby-intermediate), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Aotearoa Infinite Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/4546-aotearoa-infinite-academy), EQI 473
- [Ponsonby Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1446-ponsonby-primary-school), decile 10 · EQI 364
- [Marist Catholic School (Herne Bay)](https://www.chch.live/school/1360-marist-catholic-school-herne-bay), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Auckland Girls' Grammar School](https://www.chch.live/school/53-auckland-girls-grammar-school), decile 3 · EQI 485
- [St Paul's College (Ponsonby)](https://www.chch.live/school/51-st-paul-s-college-ponsonby), decile 2 · EQI 480
- [Richmond Road School](https://www.chch.live/school/1463-richmond-road-school), decile 8 · EQI 403

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.846003&lon=174.748234

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is St Mary's College (Ponsonby)?**

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Girls School, in Ponsonby.

**How many students does St Mary's College (Ponsonby) have?**

1,005 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is St Mary's College (Ponsonby)'s Equity Index?**

EQI 388, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Where is St Mary's College (Ponsonby)?**

11 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=50 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026