# Westown School

Contributing · State · New Plymouth

https://www.chch.live/school/2266-westown-school

## 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
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 89 · Pacific 24 · Asian 20 · MELAA 2 · Other 3
- Phone: 06-7534939
- Email: principal@westown.school.nz
- Contact: Kim Theyers
- Website: http://www.westown.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Woodleigh School](https://www.chch.live/school/2268-woodleigh-school), decile 7 · EQI 437
- [Francis Douglas Memorial College](https://www.chch.live/school/175-francis-douglas-memorial-college), decile 8 · EQI 418
- [Devon Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2161-devon-intermediate), decile 4 · EQI 494
- [West End Te Kura O Morere](https://www.chch.live/school/2265-west-end-te-kura-o-morere), decile 6 · EQI 462
- [Vogeltown School](https://www.chch.live/school/2258-vogeltown-school), decile 6 · EQI 447
- [St Joseph's School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2236-st-joseph-s-school-new-plymouth), decile 8 · EQI 384
- [Marfell Community School](https://www.chch.live/school/2192-marfell-community-school), decile 2 · EQI 542
- [St Pius X School (New Plymouth)](https://www.chch.live/school/2242-st-pius-x-school-new-plymouth), decile 9 · EQI 391

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.072672&lon=174.063478

## 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.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=2266 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026