Samuel Marsden Collegiate School

Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Karori, Wellington

396 students on the roll in Karori · privately run, the Ministry does not rate it.

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

Marsden Avenue, Karori, Wellington, 6147
Roll: 396 (September 2026)
Girls School
Not applicable
Opened 1878
Phone: 04-4768707
Email: enrol@marsden.school.nz
Contact: Paula Wells
Website: marsden.school.nz

Who the roll is

European 273 · 69%

Māori 15 · 4%

Pacific 6 · 2%

Asian 121 · 31%

MELAA 7 · 2%

Other 7 · 2%

International 8 · 2%

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

Karori Normal School, decile 10 · EQI 354 · 208 m
St Teresa's School (Karori), decile 10 · EQI 390 · 883 m
Northland School, decile 10 · EQI 360 · 1.4 km
Altum Academy, EQI 375 · 1.4 km
Kelburn Normal School, decile 10 · EQI 353 · 1.5 km
Karori West Normal School, decile 10 · EQI 381 · 1.9 km
Ōtari School, decile 10 · EQI 393 · 2.0 km
Te Aro School, decile 7 · EQI 398 · 2.3 km

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 Samuel Marsden Collegiate School?

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

How many students does Samuel Marsden Collegiate School have?

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

Does Samuel Marsden Collegiate School have an Equity Index?

No, the Ministry does not rate private schools.

Where is Samuel Marsden Collegiate School?

Marsden Avenue, Karori, Wellington. The school’s page here links its street, its suburb and the Ministry’s own entry.