# Wellsford School

Full Primary · State · Wellsford

https://www.chch.live/school/1126-wellsford-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 484

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

## The record
- 47 School Road, Wellsford, 900
- Roll: 311 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1875
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 1.08, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Small urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 205 · Pacific 25 · Asian 34 · MELAA 2 · Other 2
- Phone: 09-4238042
- Email: info@wellsford.school.nz
- Contact: Melanie Bell
- Website: http://www.wellsford.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Wellsford School, in force from 2023-01-01 · 250 km²

*Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary.*

## Other schools near here
- [Rodney College](https://www.chch.live/school/23-rodney-college), decile 4 · EQI 489
- [TKKM o Ngaringaomatariki](https://www.chch.live/school/600-tkkm-o-ngaringaomatariki), decile 2 · EQI 524
- [Tauhoa School](https://www.chch.live/school/1107-tauhoa-school), decile 6 · EQI 497
- [Tomarata School](https://www.chch.live/school/1115-tomarata-school), decile 5 · EQI 468
- [Kaipara Flats School](https://www.chch.live/school/1324-kaipara-flats-school), decile 9 · EQI 425
- [Kaiwaka School](https://www.chch.live/school/1027-kaiwaka-school), decile 4 · EQI 482
- [Warkworth School](https://www.chch.live/school/1561-warkworth-school), decile 7 · EQI 433
- [Mangawhai Beach School](https://www.chch.live/school/1038-mangawhai-beach-school), decile 6 · EQI 430

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.284045&lon=174.515608

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Wellsford School?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Wellsford School have?**

311 on the roll at October 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Wellsford School's Equity Index?**

EQI 484, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Wellsford School have an enrolment zone?**

1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=1126 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026