# Wellington Girls' College

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Thorndon, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/272-wellington-girls-college

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 375

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

## The record
- 18 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wellington, 6144
- Roll: 1,423 (September 2026)
- Girls School
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1883
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 991 · Māori 126 · Pacific 72 · Asian 427 · MELAA 59 · Other 41 · International 77
- Phone: 04-4725743
- Email: elmarie.els@wgc.school.nz
- Contact: Julia Davidson
- Website: http://www.wgc.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Wellington Girls' College, in force from 2017-08-07 · 158 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Thorndon School](https://www.chch.live/school/3040-thorndon-school), decile 10 · EQI 362
- [Queen Margaret College](https://www.chch.live/school/278-queen-margaret-college), private, not rated
- [Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu](https://www.chch.live/school/498-te-aho-o-te-kura-pounamu), EQI 506
- [Sacred Heart Cathedral School](https://www.chch.live/school/2985-sacred-heart-cathedral-school), decile 9 · EQI 375
- [St Mary's College (Wellington)](https://www.chch.live/school/286-st-mary-s-college-wellington), decile 9 · EQI 429
- [Clifton Terrace Model School](https://www.chch.live/school/2826-clifton-terrace-model-school), decile 8 · EQI 372
- [Wadestown School](https://www.chch.live/school/3055-wadestown-school), decile 10 · EQI 349
- [Northland School](https://www.chch.live/school/2931-northland-school), decile 10 · EQI 360

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.275422&lon=174.780673

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Wellington Girls' College?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Girls School, in Thorndon.

**How many students does Wellington Girls' College have?**

1,423 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Wellington Girls' College's Equity Index?**

EQI 375, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Wellington Girls' College 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=272 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026