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St Bernard's College

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Lower Hutt

676 students on the roll · EQI 444.

Its rating

Final decile (2022): 6. Current Equity Index: 444. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.

The record

  • 183 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt, 5010
  • Roll: 676 (September 2026)
  • Boys School
  • Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
  • Opened 1946
  • Isolation index 0.03, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
  • Phone: 04-5609250
  • Email: office@sbc.school.nz
  • Contact: Simon Stack
  • Website: sbc.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 405 · 60%
Māori 177 · 26%
Pacific 158 · 23%
Asian 129 · 19%
MELAA 13 · 2%
Other 8 · 1%

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 October 2026.

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

Questions, answered briefly

What kind of school is St Bernard's College?

Secondary (Year 7-15) · State : Integrated · Boys School.

How many students does St Bernard's College have?

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

What is St Bernard's College's Equity Index?

EQI 444, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

Where is St Bernard's College?

183 Waterloo Road, , Lower Hutt. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.