Kelson School
Contributing · State · Kelson, Lower Hutt
278 students on the roll in Kelson · EQI 386 · an enrolment scheme in place.
Its rating
Final decile (2022): 9. Current Equity Index: 386. Decile and EQI describe the community a school draws its students from, they say nothing about how well it teaches.
The record
- 52 Taieri Crescent, Kelson, Lower Hutt, 5010
- Roll: 278 (September 2026)
- Co-Educational
- Donations may be requested
- Opened 1978
- An enrolment scheme is in place.
- Isolation index 0.11, the Ministry’s remoteness measure; higher is more remote
- Phone: 04-5650450
- Email: office@kelson.school.nz
- Contact: Judy Pemberton
- Website: kelson.school.nz
Who the roll is
Students may identify with more than one group, the counts are the Ministry’s own and need not sum to the roll.
Enrolment zone
- Kelson School, in force from 2019-06-22 · 11 km²
Indicative only, the school’s written enrolment scheme is the legal boundary. Confirm with the school before relying on it.
Other schools near here
- Belmont School (Lower Hutt), decile 7 · EQI 398 · 1.3 km
- Maranatha Christian School, decile 7 · EQI 403 · 1.6 km
- Avalon Intermediate, decile 2 · EQI 509 · 1.8 km
- Avalon School, decile 2 · EQI 487 · 1.8 km
- Taita Central School, decile 2 · EQI 504 · 1.9 km
- Naenae College, decile 3 · EQI 500 · 1.9 km
- Naenae Intermediate, decile 3 · EQI 483 · 2.0 km
- Kimi Ora School, decile 8 · EQI 467 · 2.1 km
Ministry of Education school directory via data.govt.nz · zones via the Ministry’s enrolment-zone map · refreshed 3 October 2026.
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Questions, answered briefly
Contributing · State · Co-Educational, in Kelson.
278 on the roll at September 2026, the Ministry of Education’s count.
EQI 386, its final decile (2022, before the EQI replaced it) was 9.
1 zone polygon on record. The boundary drawn here is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal answer.