# Chelsea School

Contributing · State · Birkenhead, Auckland

https://www.chch.live/school/1244-chelsea-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 352

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

## The record
- Onetaunga Road, Birkenhead, Auckland, 0626
- Roll: 401 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1981
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.18, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 256 · Māori 26 · Pacific 13 · Asian 147 · MELAA 29 · Other 1 · International 6
- Phone: 09-4180082
- Email: office@chelsea.school.nz
- Contact: Chrissy Wakeman
- Website: http://www.chelsea.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Chelsea School, in force from 2021-01-01 · 3 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Kauri Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/1327-kauri-park-school), decile 7 · EQI 384
- [Birkenhead School](https://www.chch.live/school/1231-birkenhead-school), decile 9 · EQI 366
- [Verran Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1543-verran-primary-school), decile 8 · EQI 401
- [Birkdale Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/1230-birkdale-primary-school), decile 5 · EQI 473
- [Birkenhead College](https://www.chch.live/school/31-birkenhead-college), decile 6 · EQI 464
- [Birkdale Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/1228-birkdale-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 455
- [Northcote College](https://www.chch.live/school/32-northcote-college), decile 7 · EQI 428
- [Beach Haven School](https://www.chch.live/school/1223-beach-haven-school), decile 4 · EQI 434

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-36.816259&lon=174.70762

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Birkenhead.

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

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

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

EQI 352, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Chelsea 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=1244 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026