# Hutt Central School

Contributing · State · Lower Hutt

https://www.chch.live/school/2862-hutt-central-school

## Its rating
Final decile (2022): 8 · Current Equity Index: 396

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

## The record
- Railway Avenue, Lower Hutt, 5010
- Roll: 275 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1866
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.05, the Ministry’s remoteness measure
- Roll by ethnicity: European 195 · Māori 54 · Pacific 20 · Asian 61 · MELAA 5 · Other 5
- Phone: 04-5660059
- Email: admin@huttcentral.school.nz
- Contact: Michael Gendall
- Website: http://www.huttcentral.school.nz/

## Enrolment zone
- Hutt Central School, in force from 2006-09-20 · 2 km²

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

## Other schools near here
- [Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi](https://www.chch.live/school/1670-te-ara-whanui-kura-kaupapa-maori-o-nga-kohanga-reo-o-te-awa-kairangi), decile 3 · EQI 517
- [Hutt Valley High School](https://www.chch.live/school/261-hutt-valley-high-school), decile 8 · EQI 421
- [Hutt Valley Activity Centre](https://www.chch.live/school/6117-hutt-valley-activity-centre), EQI 569
- [Sts Peter and Paul School (L Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/3021-sts-peter-and-paul-school-l-hutt), decile 9 · EQI 380
- [Maungaraki School](https://www.chch.live/school/2968-maungaraki-school), decile 10 · EQI 379
- [Normandale School](https://www.chch.live/school/2930-normandale-school), decile 10 · EQI 370
- [Wilford School](https://www.chch.live/school/3072-wilford-school), decile 6 · EQI 428
- [Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt)](https://www.chch.live/school/262-sacred-heart-college-lower-hutt), decile 7 · EQI 444

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-41.212431&lon=174.891819

## Questions, answered briefly

**What kind of school is Hutt Central School?**

Contributing · State · Co-Educational.

**How many students does Hutt Central School have?**

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

**What is Hutt Central School's Equity Index?**

EQI 396, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 8.

**Does Hutt Central 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=2862 · directory refreshed 3 October 2026