# Crofton Downs Primary School

Contributing · State · Crofton Downs, Wellington

https://www.chch.live/school/2823-crofton-downs-primary-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 10 · Current Equity Index: 357

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

## The record
- 21 Chartwell Drive, Crofton Downs, Wellington, 6035
- Roll: 168 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1970
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.16, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 131 · Māori 16 · Pacific 3 · Asian 35 · MELAA 19
- Phone: 04-4792429
- Email: office@cdps.school.nz
- Contact: Justin Potter
- Website: https://www.cdps.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Crofton Downs Primary School, in force from 2021-10-18 · 4 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Wadestown School](https://www.chch.live/school/3055-wadestown-school), decile 10 · EQI 349
- [Ōtari School](https://www.chch.live/school/3073-otari-school), decile 10 · EQI 393
- [Ngaio School](https://www.chch.live/school/2927-ngaio-school), decile 10 · EQI 353
- [Altum Academy](https://www.chch.live/school/4545-altum-academy), EQI 375
- [Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu](https://www.chch.live/school/498-te-aho-o-te-kura-pounamu), EQI 506
- [Queen Margaret College](https://www.chch.live/school/278-queen-margaret-college), private, not rated
- [St Mary's College (Wellington)](https://www.chch.live/school/286-st-mary-s-college-wellington), decile 9 · EQI 429
- [Sacred Heart Cathedral School](https://www.chch.live/school/2985-sacred-heart-cathedral-school), decile 9 · EQI 375

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.2596&lon=174.764037

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Crofton Downs Primary School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Crofton Downs.

**How many students does Crofton Downs Primary School have?**

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

**What is Crofton Downs Primary School's Equity Index?**

EQI 357, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 10.

**Does Crofton Downs Primary 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=2823 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026