St Matthew's Collegiate School

What St Matthew's Collegiate School does

St Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls is a state-integrated Anglican girls' school located in Masterton, in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand's North Island, operating continuously since its founding in 1914. It serves students across Years 7–13 in both day and boarding modes, with dedicated boarding capacity split across multiple houses on the Masterton campus including the purpose-built Hampton House (opened 1999). The school operates under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act, retaining its Anglican Special Character while drawing integrated-school funding from the Crown under a partnership established in 1992, and is governed within the Trinity Schools trust network alongside Hadlow Preparatory School and Rathkeale College, with a shared Senior College academic and activities programme with Rathkeale dating from 1982.

The school's academic product centres on a Years 7–13 girls' curriculum delivered through day and boarding pathways, with a device-based 'Every Day Learning' (EDL) BYOD programme supporting classroom delivery. A Senior College arrangement with Rathkeale College allows students to access shared programmes across both campuses in the upper year levels. The school markets itself as a boarding school option for the lower North Island and runs ancillary commercial activities including venue hire for weddings and corporate events on the campus grounds.

Revenue is generated through a combination of Crown integrated-school funding, domestic tuition and boarding fees, an International Student Programme with a published first-year package of approximately NZD $53,640, and ancillary venue-hire income. The school employs approximately 26 staff, sits within the Trinity Schools trust governance structure, and has invested in campus recapitalisation — including approximately NZD $2 million of earthquake-strengthening works completed as part of its 2014 Centenary programme — to maintain the operating asset base.

Name

St Matthew's Collegiate School

Legal name

St Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls

Website

https://stmatts.school.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Matthew's Collegiate School is a state-integrated Anglican girls' school in Masterton, New Zealand, offering Years 7–13 day and boarding education within the Trinity Schools trust network alongside Rathkeale College and Hadlow Preparatory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Girls secondary education
• Boarding school services
• State integrated school
• Day school tuition
• College preparatory education

Headquarters

HQ city

Masterton

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Domestic Tuition and Boarding: The school generates revenue primarily through tuition fees and boarding fees charged to domestic (New Zealand) students. Fee schedules are published annually with school charges varying by year level and boarding status.
2. International Student Tuition and Boarding: International students pay significantly higher fees including tuition ($28,675 NZD per year), accommodation ($21,665 for 38 weeks), administration fees ($2,300), disbursement deposit ($1,000), uniform ($1,800), insurance ($620), and NCEA examination fees ($384 for Years 11-13). Additional costs include homestay during holidays, incidental costs, and disbursements for camps, music lessons, trips, and excursions.
3. Venue Hire and Facility Rental: The school generates revenue by hiring out facilities including accommodation (two boarding houses), dining hall, chapel, auditorium, gymnasium, dance studio, music suite, swimming pool, sports grounds, and meeting spaces to external parties during non-school hours, weekends, and term breaks.
4. Application Fee: A $250 voluntary disbursement deposit is required upon acceptance of enrollment, refunded when the student leaves after all disbursements have been paid.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Matthew's Collegiate School is a state-integrated girls' school in New Zealand providing secondary education from Years 7 to 13. Founded in 1914 and operating under the Trinity Schools Trust Board, the school delivers both day-school and boarding-school programs for female students across the New Zealand secondary education range.

Product overview

St Matthew's Collegiate School offers a single, unified educational service for girls in Years 7-13, combining day and boarding options within an Anglican Special Character framework. The core education programme is enhanced by boarding facilities (Main House for Years 7-11 and Hampton House for Years 12-13), the co-educational Senior College programme at Rathkeale College, compulsory sports participation, performing arts (music, drama, dance), outdoor education, and an international student programme with ESOL support. The school follows the New Zealand NCEA curriculum framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Day School Education (Years 7–13) Secondary education for female students from Years 7 through 13, delivered on campus during school terms for local day students.
• Boarding School Education (Years 7–13) Residential boarding education for female students from Years 7 through 13, providing on-campus accommodation and pastoral care in addition to the academic curriculum.

Quantifiable outcome

• Small school environment enabling close teacher-student relationships and individual support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rathkeale CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRathkeale College is the brother school for boys from Year 9-13. At Years 12 and 13, St Matthew's girls attend Senior College on the Rathkeale campus for co-educational classes, enabling combined academic programmes, leadership opportunities, and extended participation in music, drama, debating, and outdoor pursuits that would not be possible in each school individually. The two schools liaise closely with designated deans for each school.
• Hadlow Preparatory SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHadlow Preparatory School is part of the Trinity family of schools for boys and girls from preschool to Year 8. Students attending Hadlow for two years prior to enrollment receive priority in the enrollment process.
• Trinity Schools (Trinity Schools Trust Board)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrinity Schools is the network of schools including Hadlow Preparatory School, St Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls, and Rathkeale College for Boys. The Trinity Schools Trust Board (TSTB) acts as proprietor, with representatives on the Board of Trustees. Trinity Schools provides shared resources, governance, and integrated enrollment procedures across the network.
• SMOGA (St Matthew's Old Girls' Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMOGA is the alumni association formed in 1931 that keeps in contact with past pupils and supports the school. SMOGA administers grants including Spirit of New Zealand Grant ($2,995), Outward Bound Grant ($2,500), Gretchen Williamson Excellence in Commerce Scholarship ($5,000), and 'To the Stars' Grant ($2,500). SMOGA has secured significant assets for the school including the Little Church from Turakina.
• Spirit of New ZealandminorOthersThe Spirit of New Zealand is a youth development ship operated by the Spirit of New Zealand Trust. SMOGA offers an annual grant of $2,995 for one St Matthew's student to participate in a voyage on the Spirit of New Zealand.
• Outward BoundminorOthersOutward Bound offers wilderness-based courses for personal development. SMOGA offers an annual grant of $2,500 for a placement on a Teen Outward Bound Course for 8 or 21 days.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Scots College: Large Presbyterian boys' day and boarding school in Wellington (Years 1–13). Comparable boarding and faith-based special character model, though co-ed at younger levels and significantly larger.

Regional players

• John McGlashan College: Independent Presbyterian boys' day and boarding school in Dunedin (Years 7–13). Comparable small-city independent boarding model, though boys-only and South Island based.
• Christ's College: Independent Anglican boys' boarding school in Christchurch (Years 9–13). Shares Anglican special character and a boarding-led model, but single-gender boys' school and South Island only.

Direct peers

• Rathkeale College: Brother boys' school within the Trinity Schools network and partner in the Years 12–13 Senior College. Shares governance (Trinity Schools Trust Board) and operational integration with St Matthew's, making it the closest comparable peer.
• Samuel Marsden Collegiate School: Independent Presbyterian girls' day and boarding school in Wellington (Years 1–13). Competes in the Wellington region for domestic and international boarding enrolments with a similar faith-based special character.
• Rangi Ruru Girls' School: Independent girls' day and boarding school in Christchurch (Years 7–13). Directly comparable boarding/diocesan model and competes for international students in the South Island.
• Woodford House: Independent girls' day and boarding school in Havelock North, New Zealand, serving Years 9–13. Closest direct competitor for domestic and international girls' boarding students in the North Island.
• Iona College: Independent Presbyterian day and boarding school for girls in Havelock North (Years 7–13). Directly competes with St Matthew's for Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa boarding and international students.
• St Margaret's College: Independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls in Christchurch (Years 1–13). Shares Anglican special character and competes for South Island and international boarding students.
• Hadlow Preparatory School: Co-educational preparatory school (preschool–Year 8) within the Trinity Schools family and the main feeder source for St Matthew's enrollment. Operates under the same trust board with shared governance and special character.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stmatthewscollegiate
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-matthew's-collegiate-school

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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