# Westmere School - Whanganui

Full Primary · State · Whanganui

https://www.chch.live/school/2480-westmere-school-whanganui

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 427

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

## The record
- 135 Rapanui Rd, Whanganui, 4574
- Roll: 237 (October 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1894
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.46, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Rural other
- Roll by ethnicity: European 211 · Pacific 7 · Asian 9 · MELAA 5 · Other 2
- Phone: 06-345 6919
- Email: office@westmereprimary.school.nz
- Contact: Phil Walker
- Website: http://www.westmereprimary.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Westmere School (Wanganui), in force from 2021-07-26 · 48 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Mosston School](https://www.chch.live/school/2403-mosston-school), decile 4 · EQI 444
- [Faith City School](https://www.chch.live/school/422-faith-city-school), decile 3 · EQI 441
- [St Johns Hill School](https://www.chch.live/school/2450-st-johns-hill-school), decile 9 · EQI 416
- [Aranui School (Wanganui)](https://www.chch.live/school/2336-aranui-school-wanganui), decile 1 · EQI 536
- [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
- [Arahunga School](https://www.chch.live/school/2334-arahunga-school), decile 3 · EQI 527
- [Tawhero School](https://www.chch.live/school/2465-tawhero-school), decile 1 · EQI 547
- [Cullinane College](https://www.chch.live/school/190-cullinane-college), decile 4 · EQI 497

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-39.896953&lon=174.994822

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Westmere School - Whanganui?**

Full Primary · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Westmere School - Whanganui have?**

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

**What is Westmere School - Whanganui's Equity Index?**

EQI 427, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Westmere School - Whanganui 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=2480 · directory refreshed 3 November 2026