# Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School

Composite · State : Integrated · Belmont, Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/133-raphael-house-rudolf-steiner-area-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 400

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

## The record
- 27 Matuhi Street, Belmont, Lower Hutt, 5010
- Roll: 281 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1979
- Isolation index 0.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 241 · Māori 36 · Pacific 12 · Asian 38 · MELAA 13 · Other 7 · International 4
- Phone: 04-5695161
- Email: marcelly.r@raphaelhouse.school.nz
- Contact: Mario Gude (Acting)
- Website: http://www.raphaelhouse.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [St Oran's College](https://www.chch.live/school/265-st-oran-s-college), decile 10 · EQI 380
- [Boulcott School](https://www.chch.live/school/2813-boulcott-school), decile 7 · EQI 394
- [Eastern Hutt School](https://www.chch.live/school/2834-eastern-hutt-school), decile 9 · EQI 373
- [Maranatha Christian School](https://www.chch.live/school/1179-maranatha-christian-school), decile 7 · EQI 403
- [Chilton Saint James School](https://www.chch.live/school/263-chilton-saint-james-school), private, not rated
- [Sts Peter and Paul School (L Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/3021-sts-peter-and-paul-school-l-hutt), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [St Bernard's College](https://www.chch.live/school/260-st-bernard-s-college), decile 6 · EQI 444
- [Belmont School (Lower Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/2807-belmont-school-lower-hutt), decile 7 · EQI 398

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.196228&lon=174.907713

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School?**

Composite · State : Integrated · Co-Educational, in Belmont.

**How many students does Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School have?**

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

**What is Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School's Equity Index?**

EQI 400, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Where is Raphael House Rudolf Steiner Area School?**

27 Matuhi Street, Belmont, Lower Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=133 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026