# Carlton School

Contributing · State · Whanganui

https://www.chch.live/school/2345-carlton-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 3 · Current Equity Index: 507

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

## The record
- 99A Carlton Avenue, Whanganui, 4501
- Roll: 264 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1957
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.33, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 148 · Pacific 14 · Asian 21 · MELAA 2
- Phone: 06-3450336
- Email: carltonoffice@welearn.school.nz
- Contact: Gary Johnston
- Website: http://www.carltonschool.co.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Carlton School, in force from 2025-01-01 · 12 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Whanganui High School](https://www.chch.live/school/189-whanganui-high-school), decile 4 · EQI 482
- [St Anthony's School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/1585-st-anthony-s-school-wanganui), private, not rated
- [Arahunga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2334-arahunga-school), decile 3 · EQI 527
- [St Dominic's College](https://www.chch.live/school/454-st-dominic-s-college), private, not rated
- [Whanganui Collegiate School](https://www.chch.live/school/192-whanganui-collegiate-school), decile 9 · EQI 417
- [Gonville School](https://www.chch.live/school/2361-gonville-school), decile 2 · EQI 513
- [St George's School](https://www.chch.live/school/4130-st-george-s-school), private, not rated
- [Te Kura Waenga O Rutherford | Rutherford Intermediate School](https://www.chch.live/school/2442-te-kura-waenga-o-rutherford-rutherford-intermediate-school), decile 1 · EQI 539

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.93517&lon=175.030805

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

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

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

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

EQI 507, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 3.

**Does Carlton 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=2345 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026