# Birchville School

Contributing · State · Birchville, Upper Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/2810-birchville-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 6 · Current Equity Index: 461

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

## The record
- 16 Gemstone Drive, Birchville, Upper Hutt, 5018
- Roll: 136 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations should not be requested, unless for a school camp
- Opened 1978
- Isolation index 0.17, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Cohort entry: Yes
- Setting: Large urban area
- Roll by ethnicity: European 111 · Māori 46 · Pacific 21 · Asian 11 · MELAA 1 · Other 1
- Phone: 04-5267128
- Email: office@birchville.school.nz
- Contact: Robyn Brown
- Website: http://www.birchville.school.nz

## Enrolment zone
- Birchville School, in force from 2020-01-01 · 80 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Kura o Hau Karetu](https://www.chch.live/school/2902-te-kura-o-hau-karetu), decile 3 · EQI 527
- [Totara Park School](https://www.chch.live/school/3048-totara-park-school), decile 7 · EQI 441
- [Plateau School](https://www.chch.live/school/2959-plateau-school), decile 8 · EQI 421
- [Oxford Crescent School](https://www.chch.live/school/2943-oxford-crescent-school), decile 6 · EQI 447
- [Mangaroa School](https://www.chch.live/school/2899-mangaroa-school), decile 10 · EQI 416
- [St Joseph's School (Upper Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/3011-st-joseph-s-school-upper-hutt), decile 7 · EQI 411
- [Fraser Crescent School](https://www.chch.live/school/2844-fraser-crescent-school), decile 5 · EQI 463
- [Maidstone Intermediate](https://www.chch.live/school/2893-maidstone-intermediate), decile 6 · EQI 470

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.092643&lon=175.099817

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Birchville School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Birchville.

**How many students does Birchville School have?**

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

**What is Birchville School's Equity Index?**

EQI 461, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 6.

**Does Birchville School 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=2810 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026