# Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/273-wellington-high-school-and-com-ed-centre

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9 · Current Equity Index: 401

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

## The record
- Taranaki Street, Wellington, 6140
- Roll: 1,652 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1886
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.06, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 1345 · Māori 195 · Pacific 53 · Asian 275 · MELAA 80 · Other 59 · International 59
- Phone: 04-3858911
- Email: admin@whs.school.nz
- Contact: Dominic Killalea
- Website: http://www.whs.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Wellington High School & Com Ed Centre, in force from 2003-11-27 · 182 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Mt Cook School (Wellington)](https://www.chch.live/school/2918-mt-cook-school-wellington), decile 6 · EQI 414
- [St Mark's Church School (Mt Victoria)](https://www.chch.live/school/4134-st-mark-s-church-school-mt-victoria), private, not rated
- [Wellington College](https://www.chch.live/school/275-wellington-college), decile 10 · EQI 383
- [Wellington East Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/274-wellington-east-girls-college), decile 8 · EQI 416
- [Brooklyn School (Wellington)](https://www.chch.live/school/2816-brooklyn-school-wellington), decile 10 · EQI 362
- [Te Aro School](https://www.chch.live/school/3037-te-aro-school), decile 7 · EQI 398
- [Clyde Quay School](https://www.chch.live/school/2827-clyde-quay-school), decile 10 · EQI 369
- [Central Regional Health School](https://www.chch.live/school/1630-central-regional-health-school), decile 1 · EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.300724&lon=174.774692

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre?**

Secondary (Year 9-15) · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre have?**

1,652 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.

**What is Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre's Equity Index?**

EQI 401, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.

**Does Wellington High School and Com Ed Centre 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=273 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026