Last updated November 2026
Roncalli College is a state-integrated, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at Wellington Street, Timaru. It opened in 1982 and had 497 students on its roll at 1 October 2026.
Its home zone includes 34 suburbs, among them Southburn, Levels Valley, Kerrytown, Hadlow, Seadown and Claremont; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The college’s mission is built on its Catholic faith, and its site covers a sacramental programme, junior and senior curriculum, career pathways, and sport, creative arts, outdoor education and camps. Its cultural groups include kapa haka, a Pasifika group and a Filipino group, and students take part in Manu Kōrero speech competitions and the Flava festival.
At a glance
- Principal
- Christopher Comeau
- Address
- Wellington Street, Timaru
- Phone
- 03 688 6003
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Taiko, Levels, Highfield Timaru, Pareora West, Otipua Creek, Southburn near Timaru, Levels Valley, Kerrytown, Timaru Central, Salisbury, Fairview, Adair, Maori Hill, Pareora, Watlington Timaru, Gleniti Timaru, Marchwiel Timaru, Rosewill, Glenwood, Oceanview, Temuka, Pleasant Point, Smithfield, Seaview Timaru, Waimataitai Timaru, Washdyke Flat, Hadlow, Claremont, Sutherlands, Milford, West End, Washdyke Timaru, Saint Andrews near Timaru, Otaio near Timaru, Normanby, Seadown, Redruth Timaru, Parkside Timaru and Kensington Timaru.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 497 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 college is a Te Ara Huarau School Profile Report from June 2023. ERO and the college agreed to evaluate how well its culturally responsive practice and curriculum support fair engagement, wellbeing and learning for every student, with particular attention to boys and Māori students.
ERO noted a flexible curriculum that follows students’ interests, pastoral and learning support that meets a wide range of needs, strong encouragement of student leadership and service, and useful partnerships with families, whānau and the community.
The college’s priorities are to build closer relationships with mana whenua and whānau Māori to guide its culturally responsive work and its sense of what success as Māori looks like, keep growing staff understanding of this practice, and develop a curriculum that reflects the cultures, languages and identities of all its students.
Read the ERO reports for Roncalli College
Enrolling
As a state-integrated Catholic school, the college gives preference to Catholic families, assessed against criteria such as baptism. Preference applicants are ranked in priority groups, with the highest priority for those who live in its qualifying parishes of Timaru, Waimate, Mackenzie and Opihi.
A limited number of non-preference places are offered only if room remains, and places are allocated by ballot when a priority group has more applicants than places.
Compulsory attendance dues, set by the proprietor, the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, apply and are paid directly to the proprietor. Applications are made online, and unsuccessful applicants can join a waiting list.
Schools nearby
In Parkside Timaru
Roncalli College is in Parkside Timaru. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Parkside Timaru guide →Questions parents ask
Is Roncalli College zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Taiko, Levels, Highfield Timaru, Pareora West, Otipua Creek, Southburn near Timaru, Levels Valley, Kerrytown, Timaru Central, Salisbury, Fairview, Adair, Maori Hill, Pareora, Watlington Timaru, Gleniti Timaru, Marchwiel Timaru, Rosewill, Glenwood, Oceanview, Temuka, Pleasant Point, Smithfield, Seaview Timaru, Waimataitai Timaru, Washdyke Flat, Hadlow, Claremont, Sutherlands, Milford, West End, Washdyke Timaru, Saint Andrews near Timaru, Otaio near Timaru, Normanby, Seadown, Redruth Timaru, Parkside Timaru and Kensington Timaru.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
497 at 1 Oct 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
It may. It is not in the donation scheme, so it can ask families for donations.
What is its Equity Index?
446. 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.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 83.9% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
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, 7 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (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).