# Queen Margaret College

Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Thorndon, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/278-queen-margaret-college

## Its rating
Private, the Ministry does not rate private schools.

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

## The record
- 53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington, 6144
- Roll: 758 (September 2026)
- Girls School
- Not applicable
- Opened 1919
- Boarding: Yes
- Roll by ethnicity: European 474 · Māori 49 · Pacific 21 · Asian 292 · MELAA 15 · Other 6 · International 54
- Phone: 04-4737160
- Email: data@qmc.school.nz
- Contact: Jayne-Ann Young
- Website: http://www.qmc.school.nz

## Other schools near here
- [Thorndon School](https://www.chch.live/school/3040-thorndon-school), decile 10 · EQI 362
- [Wellington Girls' College](https://www.chch.live/school/272-wellington-girls-college), decile 10 · EQI 375
- [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
- [Te Ara Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6128-te-ara-activity-centre), EQI 569

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.272425&lon=174.780666

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Queen Margaret College?**

Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Girls School, in Thorndon.

**How many students does Queen Margaret College have?**

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

**Does Queen Margaret College have an Equity Index?**

No, the Ministry does not rate private schools.

**Where is Queen Margaret College?**

53 Hobson Street, Thorndon, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.


Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=278 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026