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Westown School

Contributing · State · New Plymouth

172 students on the roll · EQI 533.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 3. Current Equity Index: 533. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • Sanders Avenue, New Plymouth, 4343
  • Roll: 172 (October 2026)
  • Co-Educational
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1925
  • Isolation index 0.94, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Setting: Large urban area
  • Phone: 06-7534939
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact: Kim Theyers
  • Website: westown.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 89 · 52%
Pacific 24 · 14%
Asian 20 · 12%
MELAA 2 · 1%
Other 3 · 2%

Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.

Other schools near here

Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 November 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is Westown School?

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

How many students does Westown School have?

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

What is Westown School's Equity Index?

EQI 533, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

Where is Westown School?

Sanders Avenue, , New Plymouth. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.