# Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Composite · Private : Fully Registered · Karori, Wellington https://www.chch.live/school/280-samuel-marsden-collegiate-school ## 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 - Roll by ethnicity: European 273 · Māori 15 · Pacific 6 · Asian 121 · MELAA 7 · Other 7 · International 8 - Phone: 04-4768707 - Email: enrol@marsden.school.nz - Contact: Paula Wells - Website: http://www.marsden.school.nz ## Other schools near here - [Karori Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2874-karori-normal-school), decile 10 · EQI 354 - [St Teresa's School (Karori)](https://www.chch.live/school/3024-st-teresa-s-school-karori), decile 10 · EQI 390 - [Northland School](https://www.chch.live/school/2931-northland-school), decile 10 · EQI 360 - [Altum Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/4545-altum-academy), EQI 375 - [Kelburn Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2876-kelburn-normal-school), decile 10 · EQI 353 - [Karori West Normal School](https://www.chch.live/school/2875-karori-west-normal-school), decile 10 · EQI 381 - [Ōtari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3073-otari-school), decile 10 · EQI 393 - [Te Aro School](https://www.chch.live/school/3037-te-aro-school), decile 7 · EQI 398 What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.283945&lon=174.744353 ## 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. Data: https://api.chch.live/school?id=280 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026